Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed sleep apnea is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

Service connection was granted for a disability manifested by shortness of breath and sleep apnea, but not for Meniere's disease. The Veteran's right knee arthritis is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, which the VA examiner concluded was less likely than not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to his service or a service-connected condition, and therefore denied both direct and secondary service connection for this disability.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a 70 percent rating, but no more. The appeal is granted for this issue.

The Board has found that the Veteran's PTSD is related to active duty and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to a lack of a Statement of the Case.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not caused by or a result of his service-connected disabilities and denied compensation for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that new evidence received since the May 2006 rating decision raises the possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has determined that the January 2015 VA examination is inadequate and requires a new examination to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his military service.

The Veteran's lumbosacral DDD is currently rated at 40 percent, effective April 16, 2015. The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the period prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected IGA nephropathy and if it was incurred in service. The Veteran will need to provide a VA medical opinion on these issues.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the current nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep disability, including whether it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and an addendum opinion from the examiner who performed the October 2014 examination.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective date, increased rating, and service connection were denied. The Board found that the current 50% disability rating for tension headaches is the maximum allowed under VA regulations.

The Veteran is granted service connection for sleep apnea and a temporary total rating following lumbar spine surgery in September 2010.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the current nature and etiology of his claimed disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sleep apnea, hypertension, and left foot disability. The Veteran's symptoms were found to be less than what would warrant a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition, including whether it is related to his service-connected tuberculosis and hypertension.