Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for her service-connected back disability was granted with an effective date of April 1, 2010. The effective date is based on the VA examination conducted in July 2012.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral strain was granted, and he is now rated at 20 percent. His service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to his low back disability was also granted.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection and increased ratings for various joint disabilities, as well as a claim for TDIU. The Board has ordered additional development to address these issues.

The Veteran's low back disabilities, diagnosed as a lumbosacral spine strain and lumbosacral spine sprain, were incurred in active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea had its onset during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, the issuance of a statement of the case regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and aortic valve stenosis, and the inextricability of his TDIU claim with these issues.

The Veteran died of multiple conditions, none of which were service-connected. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death to any in-service event or condition.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam-era service. The Board finds that the Veteran has current diagnoses for PTSD, hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, sleep apnea, and COPD, which may be related to his period of active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his low back disability has been dismissed as the Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal prior to a decision.

The Veteran's appeals for hypertension, lumbosacral strain, and glenohumeral musculoligamentous strain of the right shoulder have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's initial rating for lumbar strain remains at 10 percent, effective March 30, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal due to the increase in his combined disability rating to 100 percent.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for all issues on appeal, including the rating for right knee strain, status post septoplasty, and service connection for transitional lumbosacral vertebra with bilateral pseudoarthrosis with degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, L3-S1.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a lumbosacral spine disability and remanded it to the RO for further development. The Veteran's current low back pain is not considered to be caused by or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO due to the Veteran's request. The appeal is not about service connection, but rather whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for a rating in excess of 60 percent for post-phlebitic syndrome left lower extremity, service connection for headaches and sleep apnea, hypoapnea, sleep disordered breathing syndrome, and TDIU.