Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service or any related conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected arthritis of the lumbosacral spine and resulting obesity.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected back disability and has remanded to determine appropriate ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's PTSD with other specified depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent rating effective November 22, 2021.

The Board has denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus and remanded the issues of service connection for left foot, right foot, sleep apnea, left hip, right hip, tooth condition, and left shoulder conditions.,Additional examinations are needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the claims for service connection for left foot, right foot, and left shoulder conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral strain, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury during active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disability, to include sleep apnea, and an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of September 24, 2018 for his total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a combination of service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for central sleep apnea due to a duty-to-assist error in failing to provide an adequate medical examination. The Veteran's current sleep apnea disability is being considered as directly related to military service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and assigned a 50% rating. Service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is denied.

Your appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain, claimed as low back pain, has been dismissed because your Notice of Disagreement was not filed in a timely manner.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for asbestosis, lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, and right knee strain are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to service, granting his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, the claim for service connection for sleep apnea is granted.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than March 4, 2022, for the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and lumbosacral strain have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for initial disability ratings in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and 20 percent for lumbosacral strain have also been denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran contends that his obesity, caused by his service-connected cervical spine disability, is the cause of his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for various back conditions, including degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, intervertebral disc syndrome, and a surgical scar is granted effective from April 22, 2015. The decision also grants service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is due to his service-connected fibromyalgia and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, which caused weight gain that led to the development of obstructive sleep apnea. The Board has granted service connection for this condition as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.