Sleep apnea Board decisions

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

Service connection for PTSD is granted. Service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and obstructive sleep apnea are dismissed. The effective date for the grant of service connection for lichen simplex chronicus, nummular dermatitis, eczematous dermatitis, keratosis pilaris, and acne keloidid nuchae is not changed.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for sleep apnea as new and material evidence had not been submitted, despite VA treatment records indicating ongoing sleep problems.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent from January 20, 2017. The Board granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease with L4-5 minimal grade 1 anterolisthesis and L5-S1 minimal retrolisthesis of the lumbar spine. The initial disability rating for his degenerative disc disease remains at 40 percent since July 17, 2016.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disability of the arms and legs, esophageal spasms, hiatal hernia, GERD, and obstructive sleep apnea has been reopened. The Board found that new evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims. Service connection was granted for the skin disability of the arms and legs. The other issues are remanded for further examination.

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

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and a rating higher than 70% for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues have been REMANDED to allow for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the issues of service connection for various disabilities, including cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and bilateral pes planus, must be remanded due to a lack of proper readjudication following previous remand orders. The Veteran's claims are related to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran was granted service connection for sleep apnea, but denied service connection for tinnitus. The Board found that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether sleep apnea was incurred in service and therefore granted it. For tinnitus, the Board found no current disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during active duty service and is related to weight gain, which began during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a respiratory condition characterized as obstructive sleep apnea is granted.

The Veteran's appeal of his lumbosacral spine disability is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is granted. The Veteran's right knee disorder case is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct link between his current condition and his military service. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish secondary service connection based on PTSD.

The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disability, nosebleeds/sinusitis, and OSA have been reopened. The effective date is set to July 31, 2012.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and chronic kidney dysfunction, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link to service.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is granted service connection due to the Gulf War presumption. Service connection for sleep disorder and joint pain is denied as they are not related to service.

Service connection is granted for COPD, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as secondary to COPD, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to COPD and/or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to his service-connected PTSD. The sleep apnea issue requires further development as the VA opinion obtained in October 2015 was inadequate.