Sleep apnea Board decisions

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and thus denied both his claim for service connection for the cause of death and his DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep apnea, and a skin disorder of the feet. The veteran's claims were not well-grounded as there was no evidence supporting these conditions being incurred in or aggravated by service. Service connection for the skin disorder of the feet was also denied due to lack of pre-service diagnosis and absence of aggravation during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 28, 1997 for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent effective October 7, 1995. The left hip disability and lumbosacral strain are both rated at their maximum allowable evaluations.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a fibrosarcoma of the right groin is being remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with mild L5 disc disease, rated at 10 percent effective May 1, 1991.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, cervical spine, and pes planus of the left foot with corrected congenital clubfoot are not supported by the evidence presented.

The veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for his spondylolisthesis L5 with lumbosacral strain is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, finding no competent medical evidence linking her current arthritis to military service or a pre-existing condition.

The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with arthritis, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Codes 5292 and 5295.

The Board dismissed the appeals of the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as well as her claim for a compensable disability evaluation for herpes simplex. The veteran withdrew her appeal regarding these issues.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected lumbar strain is under review. Additionally, the issue of whether he should be granted service connection for a secondary disability involving disc disease in his lumbosacral spine is also pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 23, 1994 for a 40 percent evaluation for his service-connected lumbosacral strain. The decision stated that there was no evidence of entitlement to an earlier effective date based on medical records from before May 23, 1994.

The veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and individual unemployability are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there is no evidence to support a plausible claim for any of these conditions.

The veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain did not result in a serious employment handicap, and thus he is not entitled to an extension of his basic period of eligibility for receiving vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31.

The Board found that the veteran's lumbosacral strain did not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, effective from January 4, 1993 through June 30, 1999.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected DDD of the lumbosacral spine and rheumatoid arthritis involving the sacroiliac joints was granted, with a maximum rating of 60 percent for DDD and no compensable rating for rheumatoid arthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and a compensable rating for lumbosacral strain, finding that her claims were not well-grounded.