Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for sinusitis, sleep disorder (to include sleep apnea), and gastritis are not ripe for adjudication due to a lack of probative medical evidence. The case is therefore REMANDED for further development.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral retinitis pigmentosa was incurred during her military service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.,The VA examiner opined that it is 'probably at least as likely as not' that the Veteran's bilateral retinitis pigmentosa developed during her period of active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and knee conditions is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has a current bilateral hearing loss disability and knee condition that are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a medical examination to determine if service-connected disabilities have aggravated or caused the Veteran's sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule him for a VA examination. The issues are about rating his service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and associated radiculopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, Crohn's disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, and right knee disability. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and treatment records, requiring a new VA examination to determine if sleep apnea is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea and glaucoma.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination. The issues of entitlement to initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity sciatica are on appeal.

The Veteran's nasal fracture has been rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the September 2010 VA examination. The back disability remains rated at 20 percent disabling.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing. The Board will schedule such a hearing and notify the Veteran of its date, time, and location.

The Board found that diabetes mellitus, type II, was not incurred or aggravated by service-connected bronchial asthma and/or sleep apnea. The Veteran's diabetes is less likely caused or aggravated by these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of a right hand injury is granted, with a 10 percent evaluation effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, and tinnitus are all found to have begun during his military service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is also being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a video conference hearing at the Louisville, Kentucky Regional Office.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea disability was incurred in service, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, asystole due to massive bleeding from PAN, is related to service and grants service connection for the cause of death.