Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is as likely as not related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current back disorders are not related to service and therefore denies service connection for a back disorder.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be causally related to his active service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations and unclear diagnoses. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Veteran's low back disability was rated at 10 percent prior to May 26, 2010 and increased to 20 percent effective May 26, 2010. The appeal is denied as the current ratings do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings related to PTSD, TBI with chronic headaches, and lumbosacral strain. The Board finds that the withdrawal is valid.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for an automobile and adaptive equipment, specially adapted housing, or special home adaptation grant.

The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU effective October 16, 2007 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and snoring, hypertension, and disabilities of the knees as they are not shown to be related to military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and skin disorder of the feet. The evidence does not support an in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active service and the claim for service connection has been granted. The TDIU claim will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted effective from October 12, 2005. The earliest date on which the grant of service connection could be assigned is also October 12, 2005.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea, tinnitus, hearing loss, tinea pedis of the hands, and skin disability of the feet are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for pseudo folliculitis barbae and denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and found that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his military service. The issue of service connection for arthritis of the bilateral hips remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and joint disease is service-connected, with a grant of service connection. For his right knee patellofemoral chondromalacia, he was granted an initial rating of 10 percent.

The Veteran's currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and found that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his active military service. The issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for Posner-Schlossman glaucoma is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's irritable colon syndrome has been rated at the maximum schedular disability rating of 30 percent for the entire period on appeal, and his low back, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy disabilities have not resulted in a TDIU.