Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid cancer, tonsillar cancer, lymphoma, and chronic kidney disease. The Board concluded that these conditions are not related to his active service or due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's PTSD, along with other service-connected disabilities, renders him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board grants a TDIU.

The Veteran's OSA and PTSD have been granted service connection, with the OSA rated at 30 percent and the PTSD initially rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's service connection claims for sleep apnea and tinnitus are both granted, with the Board finding that reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his thoracic strain disability and issuance of a Statement of the Case for the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea; entitlement to service connection for a left leg condition, to include as secondary to service-connected thoracic strain; and entitlement to service connection for a right leg condition, to include as secondary to service-connected thoracic strain.

The case is being remanded to the AOJ for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, depression, and asbestos pleural plaques.

The Board found that the Veteran's left-ear hearing loss and OSA were not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service. The VA examiner concluded there was no evidence to support onset of hearing loss during his reserve service activations, nor did it link the current conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the Board has dismissed all pending appeals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is not found to be related to his service-connected anaphylactic bee sting allergy, but he is granted TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's current sleep apnea was not manifest in service and is unrelated to service. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current low back disability, right knee disability, or left knee degenerative arthritis and his active duty service.,The Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea disorder is not related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and related conditions do not warrant a higher rating, and his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the issues of degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with disc protrusion L3-4 and degenerative disc and osteoarthritis of the cervical spine with herniated nucleus pulposus for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disorder of the lumbar spine, sleep apnea, and colitis. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active service.,There is no credible evidence linking any current disabilities to military service.

The Board denied service connection for HIV infection, TTP, chronic right eye disability, acute bronchitis, sleep apnea syndrome, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a link to service or any other valid theory of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is insufficient competent and probative evidence linking his condition to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee conditions, as well as his chronic low back pain, are related to his active duty service. The Board also found that there is at least a 50% probability that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his military service.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his condition does not warrant a disability rating greater than 50 percent.