Sleep apnea Board decisions

This decision dismisses the appeal for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. It grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The appeals for service connection of various conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension and prostate cancer, was denied. The claim for PTSD received an increased rating to 70 percent effective from April 15, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of sleep apnea, and denied service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, high cholesterol, migraine headaches prior to December 28, 2016, left knee disability, right knee disability, hypertension, and anxiety disorder.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches from December 28, 2016 onwards have been granted with a 30% rating. The effective date of the award has also been denied.

The Board has remanded four issues: service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to service-connected persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, service connection for hypertension due to in-service herbicide exposure, an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD), and an effective date prior to June 2, 2014, for the award of service connection for CAD. The Veteran's OSA may be related to his service-connected depressive disorder with anxious distress, but no examiner has provided a baseline level of severity or degree of disability resulting from aggravation. Hypertension is not on the list of diseases warranting presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure, but there is now sufficient evidence associating hypertension with Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran should be afforded VA examinations to clarify these issues.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development and adjudication, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that there are outstanding VA medical records and requests the Veteran to provide them. The claims for service connection will be remanded until these records are obtained.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and denied service connection for strain of the right great toe with arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, clinical peripheral radiculopathy of the upper extremities, osteoarthritis of the bilateral knees, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision also remanded several issues related to his right wrist disability.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, right knee pain, and left knee pain due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability is denied as there is no evidence showing the condition began during his active duty or training periods.,Service connection for a left foot disability is also denied, with no onset identified during qualifying service and no evidence linking it to in-service events.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, bilateral knee disorder, and sleep apnea have been reopened. The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has denied service connection for a back disorder, COPD with asthma, and OSA. The acquired psychiatric disability claim is remanded due to conflicting diagnoses.

The Board has denied a prior effective date for the 100% rating of PTSD and has remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims for service connection can be adjudicated on the merits. This includes obtaining VA treatment records, scheduling a hearing loss and tinnitus examination, and scheduling a lumbar spine examination.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected nasal fracture.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional records from SSA and VA treatment providers.

The Veteran's claims for psoriasis, arthritis, sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were all denied as there is no current disability found in the record.