Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and PTSD), and Parkinson's disease. The conditions are presumed to be due to exposure in service.,Service connection is established for all four claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed because the claim had not been properly filed in the modernized system and no good cause was presented to excuse the untimely filing of a notice of disagreement.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left hip disability and other conditions like atrial fibrillation, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. He has been granted a total disability rating and statutory special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

Service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and a compensable rating for Dry Eyes Syndrome are denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder is denied, while his OSA is granted. The initial evaluations for rhinitis, right knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and right shoulder bursitis are all denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and urinary frequency as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is causally related to his service-connected persistent depressive disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeal for obstructive sleep apnea as the appellant's attorney requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and whether his service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his condition.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for migraine headaches has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bell's palsy and residuals of carbon monoxide poisoning have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA is remanded.

The appeals for service connection of thoracolumbar spine disability, dental disability, headache disability (claimed as migraine headaches), and PTSD have been dismissed. The appeal regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has restored the 10 percent disability rating for an adjustment disorder and the 20 percent disability rating for a back condition, effective June 1, 2025. The Veteran's claims of increased ratings are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.

Service connection for a low back disability is granted, effective June 1, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 28, 2019, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted with an effective date of October 21, 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected rhinophyma, finding that the obstructive sleep apnea was worsened by the rhinophyma.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a failure to obtain relevant private medical records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is service connected as secondary to his PTSD. The GERD and migraine headaches claims are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is granted, and the appeal to restore a 40% rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc other than IVDS, central canal stenosis, and scoliosis prior to June 1, 2024 is dismissed.