Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and the need for further medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and tinnitus were not found to be related to service.,Fatigue, headaches (claimed as migraine headaches), and an acquired psychiatric disability have been remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis but denied separate disability ratings for OSA and asthma, and remanded the issues of initial compensable ratings for left and right knee chondromalacia.

Service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type 2 is granted. Service connection for Hepatitis C is granted with a rating of 40 percent effective January 1, 2017. The reduction from 40 percent to 10 percent was improper.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea began during his active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for reopening of service connection for headaches, back condition, appendicitis, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder have been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service and whether it is caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability was denied. The claims period is marked by increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine and separate ratings for neurological impairment in both lower extremities, but denial on other issues.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee condition and sleep disorder, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The issues of increased disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinea pedis are remanded.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his military service and his current condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected bronchial asthma and COPD.

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

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective February 17, 2011. The Board also granted service connection for Sleep Apnea as secondary to his PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, other than headaches.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation, as well as a new VA examination is required for his bilateral hand DJD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and arthritis of the lumbosacral spine did not have its onset during or as a result of his military service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sinus disability, obstructive sleep apnea secondary to a sinus disability, fibroids with resulting hysterectomy, and initial compensable evaluation for service-connected endometriosis. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.