Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not incurred or aggravated during his honorable period of service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is related to their service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is currently rated at 30 percent, effective June 24, 1985. The Board found that this rating was appropriate and denied an increased rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a video conference hearing with a third Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's vertigo, to include a cerebellar gait, is due to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cardiovascular disease has been denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to his service-connected bronchial asthma, has been reopened. The Board finds that the new evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim and thus denies it.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to include obtaining updated medical records and scheduling her for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed gynecological and back conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension. The case will be returned to the AOJ after this development.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and denied the claim for an initial compensable rating for right wrist sprain/strain with ligament damage.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased rating for lumbosacral spine strain.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is not related to his period of service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have sleep apnea that was caused or aggravated by his service, or by a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbosacral spine disorders are related to his service-connected left above the ankle foot amputation residuals, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and considering entitlement to TDIU. The issue of an extraschedular rating for lumbosacral spine stenosis with disc bulges at L3-L4 and L5-S1 will be considered in conjunction with the TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is related to service, with particular emphasis on the June 2014 Reserve injury and preexisting condition aggravation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of claims.

The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia and sleep apnea, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claims and insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between current disabilities and service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA respiratory examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea.

The Veteran's low back disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been rated, but he is not entitled to higher ratings or a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.