Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for sleep apnea and remanded it. The skin conditions claim is also remanded due to lack of competent medical evidence. Service connection for urinary frequency with pyuria was restored.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected PTSD or otherwise etiologically related to his period of active service.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C. The issues of service connection for psoriasis of the liver, diabetes mellitus, deviated nasal septum, and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss, tinea pedis, and dermatofibroma have been dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. Service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right wrist CTS, left knee arthritis, and right hip arthritis as secondary to a service-connected rhinitis disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's PTSD service connection claim is granted, and his allergic rhinitis rating is increased to 10 percent. The hypertension rating is restored.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The remaining claims of service connection for multiple joint arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and organic impotence are remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for all service connection claims due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, cervical spine injury, thoracic spine injury, and heat stroke residuals. The issues of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral shoulder condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral foot condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, lung and chest pain/condition, and sleep apnea are also remanded.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 40 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there are no findings of ankylosis or incapacitating episodes.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or a service-connected disability. The case is being remanded for additional examinations and consideration of the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Hepatitis C and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as aggravated by a service-connected postoperative deviated nasal septum, but denied service connection for cardiac disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, lower back disorder, and hypertension.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea may be related to his COPD, but more evidence is needed to determine if it had its onset during service or was aggravated by COPD.

The Board has determined that the VA etiological opinion is inadequate and requires additional examination to address all relevant in-service and current diagnoses, as well as the Veteran's reported history of chronic lower back pain.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional VA treatment records received after an appeal was initiated, and these records need to be reviewed by the AOJ before a decision can be made on whether service connection for sleep apnea should be granted based on migraine headaches.

The appeal to reopen a service connection claim for bronchitis is denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability (claimed as atrial fibrillation) and sleep apnea, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the current conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds no basis for an increased rating.