Sleep apnea Board decisions

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TRIU) is denied as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the legal threshold for such a rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current post-operative lumbosacral spine disorder is not related to his military service and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities, including bronchial asthma and duodenal ulcer, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board has granted a 40 percent disability evaluation for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and denied a compensable disability evaluation for metatarsal calluses of the left foot.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with spondylolisthesis and L5-S1 herniated intravertebral disc as secondary to her service-connected left ankle disability. The claim of entitlement to increased evaluation for residuals of a left ankle sprain is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain prior to July 31, 1996 and denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and narrowing of the joint space at L2 - L3.

The Board denied service connection for depression and right upper extremity disorder (carpal tunnel syndrome) in March 1990. The veteran's claim for service connection for a right upper extremity disorder characterized as carpal tunnel syndrome is reopened, but the claim remains denied due to lack of evidence linking current disability to service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The VA has determined that the current evaluations are appropriate.

The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective from the date of the June 1992 decision.

The veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of July 28, 1994 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The veteran's disabilities were rated at 80 percent prior to this decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased evaluation for his service-connected degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral spine with history of back injury and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for headaches.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found the evidence insufficient to support a well-grounded claim for secondary service connection.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of the veteran's lumbosacral strain to 20 percent, effective from June 1998. The cervical spine condition remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Board dismissed the motion seeking to review a November 1997 decision denying service connection for sleep apnea due to the withdrawal of the motion before a final decision was made.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for lumbosacral strain and left knee meniscectomy with degenerative changes were denied as the veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain is not well grounded because he is already at the maximum disability rating under the current criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a rating greater than 40 percent for his lumbosacral spine disability or that new evidence had been submitted to reopen his claim of service connection for a nervous condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) found that the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was not well-grounded and denied it.