Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted with a 50% evaluation on a secondary causation basis due to his service-connected mental health disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

Effective dates of January 7, 2004 for service connection granted for tooth loss due to trauma and lumbosacral strain and degenerative joint disease thoracic spine. The Veteran's effective date was determined based on receipt of new and material evidence in the form of previously unavailable service department records.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The issue of an increased rating for Asthma is also remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's service-connected panic disorder without agoraphobia alone prevents him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and he is entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective April 27, 2009. Additionally, the Veteran has additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at 60 percent or more, qualifying him for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for additional clarification on whether OSA is proximately caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected insomnia disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for IVDS, right ankle sprain with laxity, and left ankle sprain with laxity is dismissed as these claims are final due to the grants of service connection in January 2018 and March 2018.,Service connection for OSA is granted based on a private medical opinion linking it to PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected PTSD or asthma, is being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as it is related to PTSD. The VA examiner needs to provide a detailed opinion on whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further action due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's initial 30 percent rating for obstructive sleep apnea was denied, as the evidence did not clearly and unmistakably show that he required a CPAP machine.

The Veteran's GERD and OSA are granted service connection, with the GERD being related to his PTSD and OSA being proximately due to or related to his PTSD.

The Board has found new evidence relevant to the claim of service connection for sleep apnea and has decided that a remand is necessary for further review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea is caused by his service-connected back disability, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder, status post left and right Achilles tendon surgery, and left knee chondromalacia disabilities. The opinion provided by a private healthcare provider established that the Veteran's weight gain from his service-connected conditions was a substantial factor in causing his OSA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has found new evidence relevant to the claim of service connection for sleep apnea and has decided that a remand is necessary for further review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there is no evidence that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma due to insufficient medical opinions. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence supports readjudicating the claims for diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and heart disability. The AOJ must now adjudicate these claims based on this new evidence.