Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board remands the matter for further development to obtain a more comprehensive medical examination and review of the claims folder.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including an examination and readjudication of the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an examination regarding COPD.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disorder is not related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board remands the claim for additional development, including VCAA notice, obtaining VA medical records from El Paso, Texas, and scheduling a new VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the veteran's retinitis pigmentosa was incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbosacral fusion, contracture of fascia left thigh vastus externus with spasm in relaxed position, and arthralgia and weakness of the left wrist. The RO will continue to rate these conditions under their current diagnostic codes.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, finding that his disability did not meet criteria warranting a higher rating based on current medical evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and proper notice under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103(a).

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for service connection of degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine at L3-4 and L4-5, based on a claim of clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision. The case must be remanded to allow the RO to consider this issue.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The veteran's disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine with sacroiliitis is granted at a 40 percent level, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an upper respiratory disorder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic back disability during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacrococcygeal area/coccydynia. The issue of dysthymic disorder as secondary to tinnitus remains pending.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection of a right shoulder disorder, but has found new and material evidence in support of his claim for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine. The Board is unable to determine if the current back condition is related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the veteran's ability to work due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's lumbosacral strain and right knee conditions. The veteran is also entitled to an increased rating for his disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for plantar fasciitis of his feet and service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease. The decision is pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing an examination to determine if the veteran's current low back conditions are related to his active duty service.