Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder), OSA, migraine headaches, and left knee pain are all granted service connection.,Service connection for right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, right leg restless leg syndrome, left leg restless leg syndrome, cervical spine osteoarthritis, and left arm radiculopathy is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was denied due to lack of a timely notice of disagreement. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU prior to December 22, 2010, but the evidence is in equipoise as to whether he has been unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since then.

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

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea may have started during his military service and requests a VA examination to determine if this is true.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral strain with IVDS is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including range of motion testing in accordance with recent court decisions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether a sleep disorder existed and its relationship to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was incurred in service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, and thus the claims were not reopened or granted.

The Veteran was granted service connection for various conditions in August 2001. He appealed to have his son added as a dependent effective from the date of his initial claim, which is August 1, 2001.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to inadequate examinations, changes in symptoms since previous evaluations, and new evidence of worsening conditions. The claims will be reviewed again with additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since November 3, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened, but the issue is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inaccurate factual premise in a previous medical opinion. The Veteran's sleep apnea is related to service, but it may be aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic lumbosacral strain and tinnitus have been granted. His PTSD has been increased to a 70% rating effective August 23, 2010. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for PTSD and hearing loss, as well as TDIU, are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no direct or secondary service connection due to inconsistent statements and conflicting medical opinions regarding the onset and cause of his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was diagnosed during service and is considered to have started there, granting service connection.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have had its clinical onset during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and the Board grants service connection.

The Board determined the Veteran is not entitled to an extraschedular rating for his service-connected low back disorder.,The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's right and left knee disorders are secondary to his service-connected low back disorder.,The preponderance of evidence also does not support a finding that the Veteran is unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected disabilities.