Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, right knee displacement, and lumbosacral strain. The Veteran was also not granted a TDIU due to lack of service connection.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to active service or his service-connected PTSD, and the Board finds that he cannot establish a secondary relationship between his sleep apnea and his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and traumatic brain injury have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder and lightheadedness.,Service connection for these conditions is based on the evidence showing that they were caused by or aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder and lightheadedness.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea did not begin in service and is unrelated to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service and granted her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disorders are not related to his active military service.

The Veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 10 percent prior to July 18, 2011. The appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims are addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and ensuring proper consideration of all submitted evidence.

The Veteran's deviated septum is service-connected, with the Board finding that it is related to his service-connected sinus disability.,Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension were not found to be related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea was incurred in service, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and his TDIU claim is denied.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of a neurological disorder (other than TBI), sleep apnea, back disability, and fibromyalgia, were not incurred or aggravated by service.,Therefore, these claims are denied.

The Veteran is seeking to establish service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The case is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. He has submitted a motion for a new hearing and has provided medical documentation indicating he was under care following recent surgery, which caused him to miss the hearing.

The Veteran's cause of death from myxosarcoma of the pelvis is not service-connected as there was no in-service exposure to herbicides, and the condition did not manifest within one year after separation from active service or be related to his military service.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an examination to determine if sleep apnea is related to service or present during service.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection. The Board also noted that there was no indication of a pre-existing defective color blindness, but did not address this issue further.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not incurred or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as he does not have current diagnoses of the claimed conditions and there is no evidence linking any in-service events to his current disabilities.