Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as moot due to the concurrent grant of service connection in a previous rating decision.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain, is granted.

The reduction of the 40 percent disability rating for the service-connected back disability to 20 percent effective May 1, 2025 was proper. The restoration of the 40 percent disability rating is denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for lumbosacral spine intervertebral disc syndrome, L5 S1 disc herniation, and strain residuals and thoracic spine strain residuals.,The Board also denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for left lower extremity sciatic and femoral nerve radiculopathy.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address service connection and rating issues, including OSA, headaches, heart disability, GERD, right foot achilles disability, and hypertension.

The Veteran's service connection for pancreatic cancer is granted. The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for aortic valve stenosis and obstructive sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's bilateral ankle strain, right knee strain, OSA, acquired psychiatric disability (depressive disorder and anxiety disorder), and CAD have all been granted service connection.,Service connection has been established for these conditions based on their direct relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, lumbosacral strain, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, nasal disability, and pulmonary disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's mid-thoracic strain (back condition) and cervical strain (neck condition).,Both conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board has remanded three issues of service connection for a low back disorder, right knee disorder, and sleep apnea due to the lack of medical opinions considering the Veteran's lay statements about in-service injuries and toxic exposures.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected sinusitis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, specifically whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD and/or TBI.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service-connected. The left knee strain and the painful and compensable Crohn's disease resection scars are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for left ankle disability, back disability, and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability. The hearing loss claim was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and scoliosis. The appeal regarding a bilateral foot disability is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder, cervical strain (claimed as cervical spine condition), lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, endometriosis, female sexual arousal disorder, and urinary frequency. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are supported by medical evidence linking them to her military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine was granted effective December 30, 2019.,PTSD benefits were not granted earlier than December 3, 2019.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the PACT Act requiring a TERA-specific examination and secondary service connection evaluations.

The Veteran's service connection claims for COPD, sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss are granted. The remaining conditions (headaches, left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, left hip disorder, back disorder, cervical spine disorder, tremors of the right upper extremity, tremors of the left upper extremity, anxiety disorder, and depression) were denied as not related to service.