Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have begun during his military service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) for the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and increased disability rating for PTSD. The Veteran's correspondence in November 2014 was considered an NOD, but the RO did not submit an SOC.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's cerebrovascular accident was caused by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, and migraine headaches due to additional examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for sleep apnea and an increased rating for left knee residuals prior to March 1, 2017.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted as it was incurred in service due to acoustic trauma.,Headaches are also granted as they were incurred in service due to acoustic trauma.,Low back disability is remanded for further examination and opinion.,Obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for further examination and opinion.,Diabetes mellitus is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II did not cause or aggravate his hypertension, high cholesterol and lipid imbalance, skin disorder, peripheral vascular disease, obstructive sleep apnea, bacterial lung infection, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The Board has denied reopening the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for a compensable rating for melasma is remanded.

Service connection granted for left ear hearing loss and OSA, but denied for right ear hearing loss. Service connection is also granted for hypertension and PTSD.,Left hand tunnel syndrome service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his left thumb, left knee, and lumbosacral strain disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and functional dyspepsia have been denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is causally related to his active duty service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

Service connection for hypertension is granted. An evaluation higher than 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea is denied.,An evaluation higher than 10 percent for residuals of appendectomy (abdominal scar disability) is denied. An effective date earlier than March 13, 2013, for the award of service connection for OSA is denied. An effective date earlier than September 30, 2014, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD is denied.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for examinations to address the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for an abdominal muscle tear and a lumbosacral strain, finding no new and material evidence. The claim for increased rating of bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has remanded all of the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for bilateral knees, shoulders, gout, dizziness (vertigo), sleep apnea, heart disorder, hypertension, hepatitis B, and residuals of a shrapnel wound. The AOJ is instructed to make appropriate requests to the SSA for records concerning the Veteran and to obtain clinical records from his in-service hospitalization.

The Board has remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, heart condition, neurogenic bladder, and sexual dysfunction due to service-connected somatic symptom disorder. The issues are being addressed as secondary service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to her service-connected cervical spondylosis. The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination regarding brain demyelination, hearing loss, numbness and pain claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome of the left and right arms, increased ratings for cervical spondylosis and lumbosacral strain.

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