Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for a sinus disability, left shoulder strain, obstructive sleep apnea, and back disability. The Veteran's claims are based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 8, 2023 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter for lumbosacral strain has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's lay statements and medical opinions support his claim of in-service onset and continuity of symptoms since service separation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and lung cancer are being remanded. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II is granted under the PACT Act, but a VA examination is needed to determine if it was incurred in service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of anatomical loss or use of extremities, and his conditions are not related to exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or other presumptive conditions.

Your appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed because your request to review the decision was not filed within one year of the original decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable due to their severity.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and right knee strain with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals to reopen the claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis, a respiratory condition, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, migraine headaches, and PTSD with MDD and AUD resulted in sleep disturbances which, combined with his obesity from PTSD, caused physiological changes resulting in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). As a result, service connection for OSA is granted as secondary to these conditions.

The Veteran's right radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain. The initial PTSD rating remains denied, and the cases for lumbosacral strain, GERD, type II diabetes mellitus, and thyroid disability are remanded.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral restless leg syndrome, as well as effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and effective dates have been resolved. Service connection has been granted for PTSD, asthma, a skin condition and rashes, OSA, hypertension, hearing loss, tinnitus, right hand disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, Bell's Palsy, and disability resulting in tunnel vision. Effective dates of August 22, 1997 have been assigned.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology and failure to obtain all relevant service treatment records.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD with panic attacks.,The Veteran's right shoulder disability is granted as secondary to service-connected left shoulder AC joint degenerative arthritis.,The Veteran's pulmonary disorder (asthma and pulmonary diffusion defect) is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD with panic attacks.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of sleep apnea, which is secondary to tinnitus and/or PTSD, has been withdrawn. The Board dismissed the claim as the appellant requested withdrawal.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional error in the May 2022 VA examination, as it did not address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to her service-connected left orbital fracture and TBI. The case is being remanded for an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbosacral strain is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.