Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, a lower back disability, migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea. The evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the claim was not filed until January 2, 2014.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a new TERA memorandum and a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the appellant's OSA and his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are found to be related to service, with the current conditions being secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service and if it is aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with obesity serving as an intermediary step.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for fatigue was dismissed. His headaches, IBS, GERD, allergic rhinitis, sinus, and sleep apnea were all granted. The left knee disability and cataract claims are still pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been found to be sufficient for a TDIU effective from November 19, 2020. Effective February 27, 2024, the Veteran has already received a 100% rating for PTSD and SMC based on housebound status. The earlier effective dates requested for various service-connected conditions have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and the Veteran appealed. The Court remanded the case to address a procedural issue regarding notice of the right to a hearing. The appeal is being remanded due to an error in providing this notice.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine strain, thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease and lumbosacral strain (back conditions), left lower extremity pain, right lower extremity pain, left shoulder strain, and right hip pain. The evidence does not show a nexus between these conditions and active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted with an effective date of June 10, 2013. The Board also remanded the issue of establishing an earlier effective date for TDIU due to its interdependence with the grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and additional development is required.,Specifically, the VA examiners did not adequately address the Veteran's reported symptoms and exposures during service.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused by his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed because the issue had already been adjudicated under a different docket number.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a potential error in providing an adequate sleep study during the initial review. The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea will be reconsidered with a new examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain (low back disability) based on the Veteran's in-service injury and his current symptoms. The decision is binding only with respect to this specific case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and aggravation of pre-existing pes planus. The decision also granted a TDIU effective January 16, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no causal relationship between his current sleep apnea disability and his in-service toxic exposure or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is not etiologically related to his service-connected PTSD or any incident of active service, including participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).