Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to determine the nature and possible relationship of his sleep apnea to service or other service-connected disabilities. Additionally, an appropriate VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of his bilateral plantar fasciitis. The effective date issue must also be addressed in a Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including those related to gout, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, back disorder, sleep apnea, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's service treatment records show he reported and was treated for many of these conditions during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his service-connected major depressive disorder and his current sleep apnea.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, including sleep apnea. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to a rating reduction for pseudofolliculitis barbae and tinea versicolor from 60% to 10%. A VA examination is needed to determine the current nature and etiology of any sleep disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial ratings are being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the current severity of the service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability, including its nature and extent as well as any flare-ups. A new examination is required.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for left ankle sprain is not warranted, and the case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea has been reopened and is granted.

The Veteran's neck and back conditions are remanded for further examination to determine if they were caused or aggravated by his periods of active duty, inactive duty training, or pre-existing scoliosis. His hearing loss is also remanded for a new VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is not related to his service-connected PTSD and prostate cancer. The evidence did not support a secondary or aggravation relationship.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea may be related to his military service and is not due to his service-connected bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax. The case is being sent back for further development.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a lumbar spine disability was granted. The other claims of service connection were remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his active duty service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, vertigo, and sleep apnea have been denied. The claim for increased rating of anal fissures has resulted in a grant of a higher initial disability rating to 30 percent. The claim for an increase in the initial rating for migraine headaches remains denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was first manifested during his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bilateral foot condition, including epidermolysis bullosa Weber-Cockayne variant and foot fungus, is granted as service connected. Service connection for a traumatic brain injury and headache condition are denied.

Service connection is granted for a sleep disorder, diagnosed as sleep apnea. The issue of service connection for insomnia remains pending and will be remanded.

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

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea.

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