Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an examination in connection with the service connection claim for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral spine disability is being remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service and is related to his in-service symptoms, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted in an April 2024 rating decision, making the issue moot.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA. The claims for a back disorder are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for OSA and DMII due to inadequate VA opinions that did not address possible aggravation by service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for service connection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) was denied because the request for a higher level review was untimely filed approximately two years after the March 2020 rating decision.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea should be remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology, as it may be related to his service-connected mood disorder or asthma. The examiner must address whether obesity is an intermediate step between these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Board found new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's headaches aggravate his tinnitus, meeting the secondary service connection criteria.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The appeal seeking service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as the benefit requested has been granted. The claims of service connection for neoplasm of the kidney with kidney removal and obstructive and central sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues. The Veteran's current conditions have not been fully evaluated, and further examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for posterior neck scarring, PFB of the posterior neck and hairline, and lumbosacral spine strain are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. Further evaluations by VA doctors will be needed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination. The TERA examination is required as the Veteran served in Vietnam and Persian Gulf regions, which may have exposed him to toxic risk activities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for a heart disability and obstructive sleep apnea, leading to the dismissal of these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Service connection for allergic rhinitis is remanded due to the lack of VA treatment records and exposure basis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation, as well as exposure to toxic substances.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 100% disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities, finding no factually ascertainable increase in severity within the year prior to March 15, 2004.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder due to an inadequate opinion regarding aggravation.