Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board granted an earlier effective date and a higher rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's service-connected MDD, recurrent - severe with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, effective November 2, 2020. The claims for OSA, ED, hypertension, and migraine headaches were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine disability, pulmonary disability (COPD and/or emphysema), and obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain, diabetes as secondary to PTSD, and GERD as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran was also granted a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD effective December 3, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, peripheral vestibular disorder, bilateral hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, and bilateral cataracts. However, it granted a 10 percent disability rating for TBI and a 70 percent disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, effective from August 21, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a TERA medical opinion due to toxic exposure risk activities during the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and an addendum opinion.

The appeal to reopen the claim for service connection for sleep apnea was granted, while other issues were remanded.

The Veteran's request to revise or reverse a January 20, 2015, rating decision that denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the basis of clear and unmistakable error was denied. The Board also remanded entitlement to service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression.

The appeal for service connection for COPD, asthma, chronic sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural error in the filing of concurrent review requests.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, granting a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle condition/injury and sleep apnea, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence established its onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for left knee condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosed as somatic symptom disorder, and increased the initial rating for lumbosacral spine arthritis to 40 percent from October 22, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hair loss, and an initial disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder prior to August 3, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.