Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and review of new evidence, including a medical report from a private physician.

The Veteran's knee and back conditions have been evaluated, but the Board has determined that none of his claims are supported by sufficient evidence to warrant a grant of benefits.

The Veteran is seeking to reopen his claim for service connection of rhabdomyosarcoma of the right lower extremity, which he claims is secondary to chemical and/or herbicide exposure. The VA has requested additional medical records from West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and a sleep disability (presumably sleep apnea). The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 70 percent.

The Veteran seeks service connection for sleep apnea. The VA examiner determined that the sleep apnea is less likely than not incurred in or caused by service, but did not address exposure to poor air quality during deployments.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations to determine the nature, extent, severity and manifestations of his service-connected PTSD and other conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosed skin condition of the feet or any symptomatology related to such. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea was remanded due to inadequate examination and further development is required.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral eye disability, sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II are denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Veteran's lumbar spine strain is manifested by severely reduced forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine, but not ankylosis. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee bursitis and DDD of the lumbosacral spine with spondylolisthesis were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic disability manifested by shortness of breath, finding that her symptoms are not related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's current sleep apnea was not incurred or aggravated in service and is otherwise unrelated to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims of service connection for right shoulder disability, prostate disability, and hypertension. The Veteran's current right shoulder disability is considered incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches has been withdrawn. The issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded for issuance of a statement of the case.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is being remanded due to a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have been incurred in service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain has been rated as noncompensable, but the May 2012 VA examination revealed significant impairment warranting a compensable rating. The decision granted an increased disability rating of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee condition and granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees.,Service connection is also granted for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected PTSD, fibromyalgia, and/or degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with spinal stenosis. Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected PTSD.