Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an effective date prior to September 29, 1959. The appeals were all dismissed as not well grounded.

The veteran's appeal was granted, and he is now entitled to service connection for his claimed conditions. However, the specific rating assigned and effective date are not provided in this decision.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and assigned a 30% rating for sinusitis, rhinitis with headaches, and TMJ syndrome. The issue of increased ratings for these conditions remains pending.

The Board found that the veteran's claim was not well-grounded because there is no evidence of a relationship between any current disability and an injury incurred in or aggravated by the January 1975 VA surgery.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board found no evidence of current lumbosacral strain and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The RO denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and cerebral hemorrhage as secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral disc disease and strain, and denied entitlement to TDIU.

The veteran's death was found to be related to his service-connected lumbosacral disc disease, and the claim for cause of death is granted. The eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased initial ratings for his service-connected disabilities of the right knee and lumbosacral spine, finding that an increased rating was not warranted under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and increased evaluations for cervical spine fractures with traumatic arthritis and lumbosacral strain. The veteran's headaches are rated as noncompensable.

The Board found no evidence of chronic lumbosacral strain or left leg disability during service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, stating that no evidence showed any service-connected disability contributed to his death.

The veteran's Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the knees and osteoarthritis of the right shoulder are not service-connected, while his degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is rated at a 10% disability level.

The veteran's TDIU award was granted with an effective date of October 18, 1996.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, and a psychiatric disability are not well grounded. The claim for service connection for post-traumatic osteoarthritis is found to be well grounded.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for increased rate of dependency and indemnity compensation based upon a demonstrated need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to lack of evidence showing she requires regular aid and attendance or is permanently housebound.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for entitlement to TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable.

The Board denied an extra-schedular evaluation for the veteran's lumbosacral strain, finding no evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalizations.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's lumbar strain with arthritis, L5-S1, based on findings of slight limited motion and functional loss due to pain.