Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to acquire a VA addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's symptoms and environmental exposures during service.

The appeal to readjudicate the claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is granted, while the entitlement to service connection for OSA is remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a left knee condition, a right knee condition, a lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, OSA, and ED as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded one issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the evidence does not support a relationship between OSA and service or to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and remanded claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia, stroke, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding its relation to the Veteran's in-service back pain.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for sleep apnea and cluster headaches due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an opinion on whether the OSA was aggravated by his service-connected migraine headache disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that a higher rating was not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding no evidence that it was incurred in or caused by his military service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his current diagnosis first manifested during active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the condition began during active service.

The Board granted service connection for a skin condition based on the Veteran's Persian Gulf War service and exposure to toxic substances, while remanding other claims for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected OSA, restored a 60 percent rating for asthma with obstructive sleep apnea, and granted a 20 percent rating for dry eye syndrome during the period on appeal from September 17, 2023, to October 11, 2024. The Board denied a higher rating for unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including those related to various conditions such as right foot condition, TMJ, asthma, jawbone condition, sleep apnea, kidney stones, chronic bronchitis, Alpha gal, encephalopathy, left shoulder, left ankle, cervical spine, right hip, tachycardia, loose teeth, and jawbone condition.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and chronic headaches. The issues related to the bilateral knee, low back, foot, ankle, hand, wrist, fibromyalgia, TBI, and TDIU were remanded.