Sleep apnea — all decisions

The veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and TDIU was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as it requires additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and chest pains, and denied increased ratings for various conditions including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cluster headaches with dizziness, scar, painful scar, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, eczematoid dermatitis, and GERD with irritable bowel syndrome. The Board granted a restoration of the 30 percent rating for GERD with IBS and granted TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent from June 4, 2015, to July 12, 2022, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder was denied.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and left ear hearing loss. The veteran was granted a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and residuals of boils on buttocks, but granted service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, while denying service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and nuclear sclerosis and dry eye syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for a fatigue disability and remanded several other claims, but granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, as secondary to service-connected disabilities. An initial 10 percent rating was assigned for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The effective date of the IBS award was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for separate evaluations for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, as they are not permitted by law.

The claim for service connection for valvular heart disease is dismissed as the Veteran was granted a full grant of benefits for coronary artery disease, which is considered a full grant of the benefits sought on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claim for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for a VA opinion to address the etiology of the condition, considering both direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD due to deficiencies in the medical opinions regarding aggravation.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed as the claim has been granted in full.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral cataracts, dry eye syndrome, allergic conjunctivitis, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and atrial fibrillation as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by an in-service event.