Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board is remanding the case to obtain Social Security Administration records and for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for sleep apnea. The reopened claim is addressed in remand following this decision.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have sleep apnea due to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and medical opinions regarding his left ankle disability and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and the provision of treatment records. The issues on appeal are whether he should receive a higher rating for his lumbosacral strain disability and if he qualifies for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The preponderance of evidence shows that the condition was not present in service or until many years thereafter and is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining information about the Veteran's periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA from 1997 to 1998. The claim will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of asbestosis or any other lung disorder related to his active duty service, including asbestos exposure. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of asbestosis and indicated that it was due to post-service occupational exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing due to the representation issue.

The Board finds that the Veteran's sleep apnea first manifested during service and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left hip, right hip, and low back disabilities as well as entitlement to increases in the staged ratings assigned for a postoperative right ankle disability. The effective dates for these awards are being handled separately.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea did not originate in, and was not aggravated during any period of service, including active duty or reserve component service. The Board also found no probative medical evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals are being remanded due to the need for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have originated during his active service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep disorder, specifically sleep apnea, was incurred during active duty service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and granted it on the merits. The Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea is found to be at least as likely as not incurred during active duty. An effective date prior to December 3, 2010, for the grant of service connection for hypertension has been established.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination for his sleep apnea claim.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease. The Veteran's other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in approximate balance and grants service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include sleep apnea, based on the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine.