Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of service connection for OSA. The Veteran's TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with her pending service connection claims.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted service connection. The Board also remanded the issue of secondary service connection for sleep apnea to the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity due to procedural issues. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for earlier effective dates for the increased ratings of his service-connected sleep apnea is denied. The earliest possible effective date is May 14, 2013.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and sleep apnea (to include as secondary to COPD) need further clarification due to inadequate medical opinions. The case is being remanded to obtain new opinions from VA clinicians.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his active service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of a head injury, back injury, sleep apnea, and hypertension due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome of the left and right lower extremities, and deviated septum. The issues of service connection for hearing loss and a bilateral foot disability are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for prostate cancer and remanded the issues of service connection for low back disability, sinus disability, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need to consider additional VA treatment records, a completed VA Form 21-8940, and SSA disability benefits decision.

The Board has determined that new VA examinations are required for the Veteran's claims of low back disability, left knee disability, and sleep apnea. The issues will be remanded to allow for these examinations.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and OSA, but has remanded the cases of Bell's palsy, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, lumbar strain, and PTSD with major depressive episode (PTSD).

The Veteran's COPD with OSA was granted a 60 percent rating from the date of service connection, December 11, 2012. The evidence did not show more severe respiratory symptomatology prior to November 19, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, anxiety, depression, memory disorder, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, fatigue, and hair loss are granted with effective dates of November 5, 2002.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral disability is remanded due to the need for additional development. The issue of service connection for lower extremity neurological disability related to his service-connected back disability has also been referred to the RO and needs to be resolved before final adjudication.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a right lower extremity disability (claimed as restless leg syndrome), and hypertension due to additional development. The issues are being remanded because the VA examinations were inadequate and new evidence may be related to his already service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), a heart condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral knee and ankle disabilities, and a lumbosacral spine disability.,There is no evidence of a current mental disability, current knee or ankle disability, or compensable spinal disability.