Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and finds that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service diagnosis. The issues of increased rating for Left Ankle Disability and cause and aggravation of Right Knee Disability by Left Ankle Disability have been remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected rosacea and residual scar to the nose, status post basal cell carcinoma excision are currently rated as 10 percent each. The Board finds that these ratings adequately reflect the severity of the conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for additional medical examinations to determine the etiology of sleep apnea and hip disability.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have obstructive sleep apnea or a low back disability (DDD) that had its clinical onset in service or is otherwise related to active duty. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased weight gain and obstructive sleep apnea have been withdrawn. The remaining issues are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issues of service connection for sleep apnea and rheumatoid arthritis are pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a lack of VA examination and treatment records, and for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to his military service or caused by his service-connected depression, including any medication prescribed for his depression.

The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not related to his service or secondary to his diabetes mellitus.,There is no evidence of a current disability for kidney cancer, and the Veteran did not provide any credible evidence linking it to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was previously denied, but new and material evidence has been received. The Board found that the Veteran's narcolepsy is not manifested by at least one major seizure in two years or at least two minor seizures in six months prior to September 24, 2014, and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for sleep apnea, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim is now reviewed on its merits.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for rosacea with actinic keratosis was withdrawn. The Board has granted service connection for a heart disorder, finding that the condition is at least as likely as not incurred during active duty.

The Veteran seeks service connection for sleep apnea, which he contends is related to his service-connected nasal fracture. The case will be remanded to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to his complaints of difficulty breathing while sleeping and snoring since his in-service nasal fracture.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is the result of service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral strain with multilevel degenerative disc disease with compression fracture L-1 is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and evaluation of his disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a relationship between his active duty service and his current sleep apnea.

The appellant's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from July 24, 2012, to June 30, 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), allergic rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea, sinus tachycardia, and pes planus. The decision found that there was no current diagnosis of a heart disability and concluded that the Veteran's sinus tachycardia is not a disability.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.