Sleep apnea Board decisions

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted. Service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to address whether service connection should be granted for plantar fasciitis and sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, sleep apnea, and gout as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee condition.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and chronic sinusitis, to include associated headaches. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied as it is already at the maximum schedular rating. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board's decision denying service connection for sleep apnea is vacated due to the Veteran not having a current diagnosis at the time of the decision. The case is remanded for further development and an opinion regarding whether sleep apnea is related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence to support a finding that his sleep apnea began during service or was caused by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as due to post-concussive headaches (claimed as TBI), but has remanded the issues of service connection for neuropathy of the hands and feet.

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim for service connection due to Agent Orange exposure was granted. The claims for sinus condition, sleep apnea, heart condition, and respiratory condition were denied. The rating for bilateral pes planus was increased to 50 percent.,Service connection for the skin condition due to Agent Orange exposure is granted. Service connection for a sinus condition, sleep apnea, heart condition, and respiratory condition are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active service or if it is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the evaluations of service connection for PTSD and sleep apnea. The claims are being remanded due to incomplete records and need further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The VA is instructed to obtain additional records, schedule the Veteran for examinations, and provide more definitive nexus opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his claimed conditions, particularly those related to herbicide exposure. The Board finds that more information is needed before a decision can be made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis because no new and material evidence was submitted, and the provided evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's left and right lower extremity radiculopathy are granted with a 20% evaluation each. The issue of an increased evaluation for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than December 8, 2011 for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied.,An effective date of December 8, 2011 but no earlier is granted for the grant of service connection for a back disability. The Veteran’s original claim for this condition was received on December 8, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional information and an examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service or any other factors.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining updated VA treatment records, scheduling an examination to determine the etiology of sleep apnea, and scheduling a new examination to assess the current severity of PTSD.

The Board denied an extraschedular rating for the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, finding that the established schedular criteria adequately described her symptoms and that she did not meet the requirements for an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim is remanded for further development, including an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for failed left-side inguinal hernia repair, to include under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and residuals from the in-service cyst removal from the roof of his mouth. The right eye condition and respiratory condition are remanded.