Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression and somatic symptom disorder, both linked to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension was granted, and a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD beginning November 11, 2020, was also granted.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional developmental error, requiring an examination to determine if the condition is related to or aggravated by asthma, which is already service-connected.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is granted under the PACT Act, but other conditions are remanded for further review.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis of the spine, GERD as secondary to panic disorder and sleep apnea, and migraine headaches as secondary to panic disorder and erectile dysfunction. The effective date for asthma was denied earlier than November 28, 2016.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions addressing various theories of entitlement.

The Board granted the restoration of a 40 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain with mild degenerative disc disease, as the reduction was not proper.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's active military service and his service-connected PTSD, fibromyalgia, migraine, and tinnitus disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis with polyposis due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding causation or aggravation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, including through obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury. The claims for GERD and OSA were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a supplemental opinion addressing obesity as an intermediate step due to medications taken for the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as due to a psychiatric disability for further development and an examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and cervical degenerative disc and joint disease (claimed as cervical strain) to correct an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected sleep apnea with reactive airway disease and asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for kidney calculus and lumbosacral strain with IVDS, but granted initial 20% ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. Service connection was granted for carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and obstructive sleep apnea, denied a higher rating for PTSD, and granted a 30 percent rating for urethral stricture.

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU prior to May 4, 2017, and from July 1, 2017, and continuing, but denied a higher disability rating for OSA and headaches.