Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further examination for both sleep apnea disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected back and knee disabilities did not cause weight gain or sleep apnea.,The Veteran's service-connected back disability is rated at 40 percent, which is the maximum rating available under DC 5237.

The claim for service connection of lumbosacral strain is denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to incomplete records, inadequate examinations, and unclear assertions. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical evidence or clarification regarding his claims.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and evaluation due to incomplete information provided by the VA examiner in the July 2012 VA examination report.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder was reopened and granted, while his left knee condition remains in service-connected status.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a permanent and total evaluation, and the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea, which he contends is secondary to his service-connected pleurisy, has been remanded due to the inadequacy of the June 2017 VA examination report.

The Board has determined that the current evidence is insufficient to make a determination on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and headaches are related to his military service, particularly in terms of secondary service connection. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected deviated nasal septum. The radiculopathy of the left lower extremity sciatic nerve remains at a 20% rating, but the Veteran's deviated nasal septum is restored to a 40% rating effective July 1, 2017.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as service-connected, while his lower quadrant abdominal strain does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for an increased rating for mitral valve prolapse. The issues of service connection for vasovagal syndrome, narcolepsy (claimed as hypersomnia and insomnia), and upper airway resistance syndrome/sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was granted service connection and found to have begun in service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety disorder, was also granted.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary for the Veteran's claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as it may be related to his hypertension. The remand requires a new VA examination and opinion on the etiology of the Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and a need for a more complete expert opinion regarding the Veteran's employability considering his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases of sleep apnea and pancreatic cancer for further development. The appeal involving sleep apnea is pending due to a substitution application, while the pancreatic cancer appeal was vacated by the Court.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain with radiculopathy has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since June 15, 1994.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not begin during or as a result of his military service and there is no causal relationship between his OSA and any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded two issues: a compensable rating for the right thumb disability and a rating in excess of 20 percent for traumatic arthritis of the lumbosacral spine. The case is sent back to the RO for initial review.