Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's depression resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to June 8, 2015. From that date, his condition resulted in total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to have originated during his military service and has been granted as service connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed sleep apnea is the result of his service-connected allergic rhinitis, and therefore grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, resulting in dismissal of all issues.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and found that it had its onset in service. The Veteran's other claims seeking increased ratings are remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The effective dates for the grants of service connection were not established as requested.,The Veteran was also denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability claimed as a result of July 9, 1979 VA medical treatment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his lumbosacral spine disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his military service and therefore denied all of his claims for service connection.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for the issues of service connection for obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and sleep apnea. The Board has dismissed these matters as a result.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed bilateral shoulder disability and denied his claims for service connection for anemia, sleep apnea, and a bilateral shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now considered. The Board has found new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed diabetes mellitus, type II, and sleep apnea. The VA will obtain all outstanding VA treatment records and provide the Veteran with a medical opinion on the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to evaluate his left inguinal hernia and lumbosacral strain. The issues of service connection for lumbosacral strain and right leg sciatica are also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. No decision was made on the merits of any claims.

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

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected lumbosacral and cervical spine disabilities, as well as bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, are being remanded due to inadequate examinations in the past. The VA is required to obtain updated medical opinions regarding functional loss caused by flare-ups.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his herniated nucleus pulposus, lumbosacral strain and degenerative changes, diabetes mellitus, bilateral retinopathy with cataracts associated with diabetes mellitus, residuals of a fractured phalanx, right third toe, high frequency hearing loss of the left ear, and malaria, preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise that the Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment by reason of his service-connected disabilities and grants TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current sleep disorder or vestibular disorder related to service, and thus denied his claims for these conditions.,There is no evidence of a current vestibular disorder from within one year of separation from service. The examiner opined that the Veteran's vestibular disorder was not caused by service-connected diabetes mellitus or PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of sleep apnea and an increased rating for PTSD is being remanded due to inadequate opinions in the April 2016 VA examination.