Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is currently rated at 50 percent prior to January 28, 2016 and at 70 percent from that date. The effective date for the increased rating has been set as January 28, 2016.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is denied.,The Veteran's left foot disability is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis/nasal deviation, status post septoplasty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a link between any diagnosed psychiatric disorders and his active duty service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD, asthma and bronchitis, and TBI with headaches. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary as the VA examination report is insufficient.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The effective date for tinnitus is set at August 19, 2002.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2014 following a sleep study, and he and his fiancée have asserted that his symptoms first had onset during active service.

The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the lumbosacral spine is rated at 40 percent since October 16, 2012. Prior to that date, a rating in excess of 40 percent was not granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee injury, sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and thyroid disorder were not incurred in or related to his active service.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain with DDD.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for jungle rot, bone spurs of the feet, and sleep apnea. As a result, these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's OSA is found to be etiologically related to his active service, and thus service connection for OSA is granted.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam and Thailand, which is sufficient to grant presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, leiomyosarcoma, and coronary artery disease.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims for limitation of flexion of the bilateral knees and back strain. The Veteran's sleep apnea and tinnitus have not been established as related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed sleep apnea had its onset during his military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea did not arise in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's OSA was less likely than not caused by or a result of any service-connected disability, including treatment for any service-connected disability.

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

The Veteran's claims for breathing problems, chronic sinusitis, and sleep apnea are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.