Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, left hip pain, and right foot pain due to potential errors in pre-decisional duty to assist. The Veteran is presumed sound at the time of her entrance into active service, so any pre-existing conditions must be disregarded. An addendum opinion is needed regarding whether these conditions are related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's initial rating for lumbar spine disability is granted at a 50 percent level, effective from the date of the decision.,The Veteran's initial rating for migraines is granted at a 50 percent level, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including new medical opinions and examinations.

The appeal for service connection of right knee disability is dismissed as the claim was fully granted in a prior rating decision. The appeals for other conditions are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as aggravated by the Veteran's PTSD. The rating for PTSD remains at 70 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and COPD, finding that both conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claims for increased ratings for PTSD, OSA to include asthma, IBS with GERD status post Boerhaave syndrome with scar and s/p cholecystectomy, and chronic lumbar syndrome with degeneration of L5-S1 and anterolisthesis at L5 are all denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for major depressive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted. The Board found that the evidence supported a link between these conditions and his military service, particularly given his reported stressors and symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and sinusitis, granting service connection for OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his condition did not have its onset during active service and was not otherwise etiologically related to his service.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 22, 2021, for the grant of service connection for OSA. The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued and the date entitlement arose is considered to be at least as early as January 22, 2021.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused by his service-connected musculoskeletal conditions, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary to those disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, GERD, chronic fatigue syndrome, and IBS. The Board found that the current diagnoses of these conditions were not related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to September 13, 2019 and initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus are denied as the earliest possible effective date is September 13, 2019.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (claimed as sleep apnea) is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board has granted readjudication of the claim for sleep apnea disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded due to new evidence received since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected right knee degenerative arthritis and posttraumatic stress disorder. The examiner will assess if OSA was caused or aggravated by these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The persuasive weight of the evidence supports this finding.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and back disabilities.

The Veteran's OSA is his predominant respiratory disability and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran was denied an increased rating greater than 50 percent for OSA and asthma.