Sleep apnea Board decisions

The veteran's low back disability is service-connected and his right shoulder disability is not. The RO granted an increased rating for the residuals of a fracture of the right tibia.

The veteran's cervical strain is rated at 30 percent, lumbosacral strain at 40 percent, and chronic synovitis of the left knee at 10 percent. The veteran also meets criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a lumbosacral strain, but did not find it sufficient to establish service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right hip, low back, and right knee conditions were granted. The current evaluations of 20 percent, 10 percent, and 10 percent for these conditions are maintained.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death. The medical complications surrounding his death were reasonably foreseeable at the time of his death.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's low back disability, which was previously rated at 10 percent. The disability is characterized by chronic low back pain and moderate limitation of motion.

The Board found that the veteran's retinitis pigmentosa, which manifested with night blindness during service, is as likely as not due to his military service and granted service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's sleep apnea did not begin during service and was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension. Therefore, service connection for sleep apnea is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and arthritis of the feet, both secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for a liver disability and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's retinitis pigmentosa and Usher's Syndrome were not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and lumbosacral strain, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for generalized anxiety disorder and denying both issues.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected lumbosacral strain is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional medical examination.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's left knee disability, found service connection for COPD not well grounded, and denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine.

The VA denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain, finding that the veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's fractures of ribs were proximately due to his service-connected lumbosacral spine injury, thus granting secondary service connection for these residuals.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and left testicular varicocele, but denied any higher evaluations as the evidence does not support a finding of severe lumbosacral strain or significant impairment due to the bilateral testicular condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic rhinosinusitis, chronic prostatitis, arthritis of the left knee, left arm dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and contact dermatitis. The denial is based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain is currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling and does not warrant an increased evaluation.