Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The preponderance of the evidence fails to establish a relationship between his current sleep apnea and his service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for severe obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and a bilateral knee disability due to new evidence. The claims are otherwise denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing and because a Statement of the Case is needed for the issue of bilateral leg condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings due to inadequate previous medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and/or diabetes mellitus aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and for additional examinations, as well as issuance of a statement of the case on service connection for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his service connection claims, including obtaining STRs and private treatment records.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a left shoulder disability due to new and material evidence. However, it denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea as there is no medical evidence showing that his sleep apnea was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, and finds that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung disability has been received.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to service. The Veteran will need a supplemental opinion from VA clinicians.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine the nature of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's tension headaches have been rated at 50 percent since December 1, 2008. The Board found that the Veteran's very frequent and prolonged prostrating migraines meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea is granted, with no specific rating assigned and no effective date provided.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. His claims of increased PTSD rating, service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD, and service connection for coronary artery disease secondary to PTSD are still pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including as due to his service-connected PTSD, is being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the Veteran's request for a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service connection and initial rating for obstructive sleep apnea is denied. The effective date cannot be earlier than August 21, 2009 as that is the earliest date of receipt of a claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, back disability, and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims of service connection for back disability and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted service connection. The claim for fatigue is denied as it is considered a symptom of the other conditions.