Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's December 21, 2020, submission was a new claim and not timely enough to warrant an earlier effective date.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA examination to address whether sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by service, to include in-service exposure to toxins, individually or due to synergistic effects; or by service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for IBS, a headache disability, GERD, a sleep disorder, and urinary incontinence.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted an initial separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher, for vertigo secondary to tinnitus. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for an additional medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected sinusitis due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain outstanding service treatment records and provide adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a sleep apnea condition to the AOJ for an addendum opinion addressing causation, aggravation, and the synergistic combined effect of all toxic exposure risk activities.

The appeal of service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed as it was premature and the AOJ had not yet made a final determination on this issue.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a lung disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and paralysis of the right-side facial nerve as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service. The claim for residuals of tooth extraction (claimed as dental and oral) is remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, depression, anxiety, and insomnia to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, which are found to be caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claim for aortic stenosis status post heart valve replacement was denied as there is no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and service or a service-connected disability. Some claims were remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it had its onset in service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the condition began during active service.

The appeal concerning service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran through his authorized representative.