Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a supplemental VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active service and if it is aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's SMC for aid and attendance is restored as her condition has improved under ordinary conditions of life.,The Veteran's TDIU rating is restored due to sustained improvement in her back disability, allowing her to return to work with reasonable accommodations.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not incurred or aggravated during her period of active duty service, and the Board found no evidence to support a secondary relationship with her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from October 16, 2006 due to his service-connected disabilities resulting in a combined rating of at least 60 percent.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability has been rated at 10 percent prior to August 19, 2010 and at 20 percent from August 19, 2010 to August 4, 2015. The right knee strain has been rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral knee disability, hypertension, bilateral shoulder disability, and sleep apnea, were not service-connected as they did not have their onset in or were not caused by his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, is related to his active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened. The Board has not found new and material evidence to reopen the claims of service connection for hiatal hernia, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, a disability manifested by loss of smell, or a sleep disability (to include sleep apnea).

Service connection for PTSD was granted, but an earlier effective date is denied.,Erectile dysfunction is not service connected.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing at the Hartford RO. The issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, osteoporosis, and PTSD are still pending.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service, including ACDUTRA. The Appellant's statements regarding in-service injuries are not sufficient to establish service connection.

The Veteran's dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the left axilla was evaluated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code (DC) 7818. The condition is not service-connected, and no new evidence has reopened it.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, with L2 deformity, results in sleep impairment not contemplated by the rating criteria. The current schedular ratings adequately account for his disability picture and symptomatology.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be related to his service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and left ankle arthritis.,Both conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bipolar disorder has been withdrawn. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected sarcoidosis is being reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection for hypertension is also being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and TDIU as the appellant withdrew his appeal prior to a decision.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain updated medical records and prepare an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back disorder. The Veteran seeks service connection for his current condition, which he attributes to a parachute jump injury in service.