The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the Veteran's diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea within one year of separation from service, which satisfies the criteria for service connection under direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, left eye disability, hernia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia, respiratory disability (asthma), gastritis, liver cysts, gastrointestinal disorder (including irritable bowel syndrome), headaches, left arm numbness, right arm numbness, chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19118074
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
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