Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected persistent depressive disorder. The appeal for an increased rating of the service-connected persistent depressive disorder prior to February 1, 2013, is dismissed. The issue of a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) remains pending and will be remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence was in relative equipoise that it was incurred during service.

The Board granted service connection for back disabilities of thoracic spine strain, lumbosacral strain, and degenerative arthritis due to an in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to their already service-connected psychiatric and musculoskeletal disabilities. The decision is based on evidence that suggests OSA was caused by the Veteran's weight gain, which in turn was linked to their service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and sleep apnea, as well as his request for an increased rating for right knee strain. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Veteran is granted a 30% rating for obstructive sleep apnea from December 1, 2020 to March 7, 2021 and a 50% rating thereafter. The effective date of the increased rating is set at April 18, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to her service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and histoplosmosis did not result in any compensable symptoms. The claim for PTSD was denied as the Veteran was not diagnosed with PTSD.,Service connection for prostate cancer is being remanded due to a duty to assist error.

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

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, finding that the allergic rhinitis aggravates the OSA.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The issues of higher disability ratings for various conditions and service connection for other conditions are not addressed as the appeal is no longer pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in the previous VA medical opinion, which did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The claim is now being sent back for an addendum opinion.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as it lacks sufficient medical evidence to make a fully informed decision.

The Board has granted service connection for mixed sleep apnea, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a recurrent esophageal disability to include GERD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD and rhinitis, due to insufficient evidence of causation or aggravation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's OSA may be related to his service-connected ethmoid sinusitis and/or right ankle sprain with instability, but further medical opinions are needed to establish this relationship.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal or request an extension of time within one year of the December 2015 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to the claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of cervical spine strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and right shoulder impingement syndrome with arthritis.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep-related breathing disorder, to include UARS and OSA, as an adequate medical opinion is needed.