Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to assess her sleep disability and heart condition.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The Board finds that his sleep apnea is more likely related to his service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, rather than being directly related to service.

The Veteran's right knee arthritis is found to be related to his in-service parachute jumps. His lumbosacral spine disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for lumbosacral strain was granted, with the current effective date being unknown. The claims for service connection of right and left knee disabilities were not addressed in this decision.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the inadequacy of the July 2009 VA examination, and the need for additional evidence including private treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active service, including exposure to herbicides. Service connection is denied for COPD, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome/Sleep Apnea, breathing problems (including bronchitis and emphysema), peripheral neuropathy of upper extremities, ingrown toenails of lower extremities, GERD, and edema of lower extremities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected cervical spine disability. The remaining issues of entitlement to service connection for allergies, psychiatric disorder (now characterized as psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities), fibromyalgia, and sleep apnea are addressed.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO/AOJ for additional evidentiary development before subjecting it to appellate review.

The Veteran's service connection claim for sleep apnea is granted as the evidence is in relative equipoise, with the Veteran prevailing.

The Board found that the Veteran's verruca acuminata of the anal mucosa did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes, and therefore denied his claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has decided the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and has remanded it due to insufficient evidence. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining VA treatment records since August 2014.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of April 27, 2004 for the grant of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has ordered additional development to address whether the Veteran's obesity, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea are related to her service-connected psychiatric conditions or medications.

The Board denied service connection for seminoma of the left testicle, heart disease, diabetes mellitus (Type 2), hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, GAD and MDD, and sleep apnea. The reduction in the evaluation of service-connected bilateral hearing loss from 10 percent disabling to noncompensable was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin disorder, including rosacea, and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during service. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and for retinal detachment in the left eye as secondary to service-connected aphakia of the left eye. The Board found that the current diagnoses did not have onset during or immediately after service, were not related to active service, including an injury sustained in November 1965, and did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.