Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and updating the claims file with any new information. The Veteran's service connection claims will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back condition is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is related to his time in service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to service or a service-connected disability (PTSD), and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability did not have its onset in service, was not shown to be related to his service-connected bilateral ankle disabilities, and is therefore denied. The issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea remains pending.

The Board finds that the Veteran's sleep apnea was incurred in service, as evidenced by his reported symptoms during active duty and post-service diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional medical inquiry into the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, right ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was not addressed in the decision.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, including consideration of both direct and secondary theories.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination for his lumbosacral spine traumatic arthritis and an SOC regarding the restoration of a 10 percent rating for osteoarthritis of the right thumb.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding service connection for sleep apnea and a higher initial rating for service-connected CAD. As such, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a pulmonary disorder, to include as due to herbicide exposure, have been denied. The Board also found that the Veteran is not entitled to a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of direct, secondary (to PTSD), or presumptive service connection. For his initial rating on PTSD, the Veteran received a 70 percent disability rating.

The Board found no evidence of a right shoulder disability, headaches, sleep apnea, tinnitus, right hand disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, back disability, neuropathy, allergies, arthritis, or erectile dysfunction that were incurred in service. The Veteran's current conditions are not presumed to have been incurred due to the lack of showing within one year post-service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy, based on aggravation.

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

The Veteran's appeal is for an increased disability rating for his stomach condition. He also has service connection claims for other conditions and seeks secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability and granted it, finding that there is sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his in-service injury and his current disabilities.