Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his obstructive sleep apnea, which may be related or aggravated by his service-connected pansinusitis.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and depressive disorder NOS are found to be secondary to his service-connected disabilities, specifically his knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and her time in active service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for OSA, which she claims was present during her military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a higher rating for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent prior to July 22, 2015. The Board has granted a maximum schedular rating for the entire appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case for further action regarding the Veteran's entitlement to higher initial ratings for his service-connected sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, sleep apnea, and major depressive disorder due to incomplete records from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and inconsistent reports within the record regarding these conditions. The VA will need to obtain SSA records and schedule the Veteran for examinations to address inconsistencies in his diagnoses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, increased ratings for his thoracolumbar spine and cervical spine disabilities, and a TDIU effective from December 9, 2010. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the Veteran’s current sleep apnea to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is considered service-connected as it can be linked to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and GERD, finding that these conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The claim for insomnia is denied as it is considered a manifestation of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and continued after separation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction secondary to hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea secondary to hypertension, depression evaluation, thoracolumbar disability evaluation, residual scarring related to inguinal hernia repair evaluation, right shoulder impingement syndrome evaluation, and GERD evaluation are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is denied, and his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the lack of a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding medical questions regarding the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, specifically whether it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and whether it was incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and is remanding the issue of assigning a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection of sleep apnea and hypertension, but denied for other conditions. The reduction in ratings for tinea pedis was upheld.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or objective indications of qualifying chronic disabilities due to environmental exposures in the Persian Gulf War.