Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, as well as sleep apnea due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran must be provided with VA examinations to determine if his current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current lumbar spine disabilities had onset in service or are otherwise related to service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a medical examiner that addresses these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and a lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which he asserts are related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's active military service. Service connection was denied for secondary service connection as PTSD does not cause or aggravate OSA.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have improved to a level that warrants a 50 percent rating from March 11, 2023 to November 9, 2023. Prior to this period, the symptoms did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has denied service connection for lumbosacral strain, cervical spine strain, right knee strain, left shoulder strain, and right shoulder strain as the evidence does not support a relationship to service or within one year of separation.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in service and is continuous since then.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address the adequacy of the VA examiner's opinion regarding service connection for OSA, secondary to PTSD. The Veteran contends his OSA is related to his service-connected PTSD and exposure to burn pits during deployment.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is remanded for a VA examination to evaluate the nature and likely etiology of his claimed condition, given his service treatment records showing trouble sleeping.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of sleep apnea due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's bilateral shoulder osteoarthritis is granted as secondary to his service-connected myositis. His fibromyalgia and obstructive sleep apnea are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or an in-service injury, and concluded that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether OSA is related to service, whether it was caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability, and whether obesity/weight gain as a result of service-connected disabilities played a role in causing OSA. The Veteran's claim for service connection remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right knee replacement and lumbosacral strain with spinal fusions and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim.

Your appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed because you withdrew your appeal before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.