Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is attributable to his military service and grants service connection for this disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea, also claimed as insomnia due to undiagnosed illness), including as secondary to service-connected disabilities. However, these claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, finding that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his claim. The Board also found that the Veteran's OSA was less likely than not related to service.

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

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain was granted, with a 10% rating effective March 11, 2010.,Service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy was withdrawn from appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, and denied his increased rating claims for lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability. The Veteran was also denied TDIU.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not present during service or for many years thereafter, and is not shown to be causally related to any injury, illness, or incident during service, or to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the issues of bilateral hearing loss, bilateral wrist disability, sleep apnea, and residuals of meningitis has been withdrawn.,The Veteran's bilateral pes planus clearly and unmistakably pre-existed active duty service and was not incurred or aggravated by such service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, resulting in the dismissal of his case.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical and lumbosacral spine disabilities, but dismissed the request for an earlier effective date for the right wrist disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, which was secondary to his service-connected PTSD, has been withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and a VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's respiratory disorder, including mild granulomatous disease.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and compliance with prior Board directives.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as her service connection claims for foot disability, rheumatoid arthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, respiratory disorder, and diabetes mellitus are not supported by the evidence of record.

The Veteran's chronic respiratory disabilities, including asthma, COPD, restrictive lung disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea did not manifest in service and is not otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals, and the case is dismissed without prejudice.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine is currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board finds that an extraschedular rating is not warranted.

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