Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records. The issues of service connection for skin disorder, sleep apnea, and TDIU are also pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's mesenteric panniculitis is rated at 60 percent, and his service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The TDIU issue has been remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, hyperpituitarism, hypertension, and lumbosacral strain have been denied. The issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to May 15, 2013 has also been remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not etiologically related to his active duty service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to his active service and was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, the claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied.

Service connection for migraine headaches has been granted.,Service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) have not been established.

The Board found that the Veteran's back condition was not present during service and did not manifest until many years after service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims. The Veteran is therefore not entitled to an initial compensable evaluation for either condition.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but granted entitlement to Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial increased rating for sleep apnea was denied prior to May 29, 2014. For the period beginning May 29, 2014, a higher rating of 50% is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased rating for lumbar spine disability, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and provide the Veteran with a VA examination regarding his claimed left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, hemorrhoids, COPD, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure.

The case is being remanded for additional development including a new VA examination to address the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic lumbosacral strain, also claimed as back problems. The examiner will need to consider the November 1969 diagnosis and the Veteran's lay description of continuous symptoms dating from his period of service.

The Board has decided that the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and residuals of a right thyroid mass with tracheal deviation, status post total thyroidectomy, must be remanded due to insufficient development.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be aggravated by his service-connected nasal fracture, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, right knee disorder, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, and myasthenia gravis. The evidence submitted since the April 2006 rating decision did not provide new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, and sleep apnea. The case will be remanded to allow for further examination and opinion.