Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded several other claims, including those for lung nodules with COPD, coronary artery disease, back scars, low back disability, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea to correct duty-to-assist errors, requiring new VA examinations with adequate rationale.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right and left hip osteoarthritis, chronic diarrhea with GERD, and service connection for fibromyalgia. However, a 20 percent rating was granted for the right ankle deltoid ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of sleep apnea.

The Board denied the application to revise a September 2018 decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for both service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on a secondary basis to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea, and type II diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including insomnia, asthma, migraines, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, clavicle and shoulder disabilities, arm and leg radiculopathies, hip and knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, shin splints, and plantar fasciitis.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for acne, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and sleep apnea.

The appeal was dismissed for failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement within one year after the respective rating decisions were issued.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied the claims for service connection for chronic epididymo-orchitis, an increased rating for bilateral pes planus, an initial increased rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy, an increased rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, and an increased rating for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected PTSD and denied the claims for a collapsed lung condition, earlier effective dates, compensable ratings, and remanded several other issues.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, myocardial infarction, and coronary bypass surgery as they were previously denied by a Board decision and the Veteran's attempt to appeal was invalid.

The Board denied an effective date prior to May 18, 2020, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's assertions of in-service onset and symptoms.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for the 40 percent and 70 percent ratings of lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and PTSD with major depressive disorder and anxious distress, respectively.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's OSA is related to his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with spondylosis and neuroforaminal encroachment, left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy, and right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy. The Board also granted initial ratings of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and 20 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.