Sleep apnea — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to GERD, for further development and a new VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and lumbar spine disabilities.

The appeal was denied for service connection of a cervical spine disorder, and several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma from September 25, 2017 to July 22, 2018, but denied a higher rating. It also granted ratings of 60 percent for GERD and 30 percent for allergic rhinitis during the entire appeal period.

The Board granted an effective date of January 6, 2007 for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate addendum opinion regarding its nature and etiology.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as higher levels of special monthly compensation.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a currently diagnosed disability at any time during or contemporaneous to the claim.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hand arthritis, right and left hand pain, and lumbosacral strain as there was no evidence of current disability or in-service injury, disease, or event.

The Veteran was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea, and the initial evaluation for PTSD was increased to 70 percent. Chronic fatigue syndrome was denied.

The appeal of the denial of service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed as it is duplicative of an appeal under a different docket.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right ankle fracture and a rating in excess of 60 percent for the service-connected heart condition. The Board also denied a compensable disability rating for residual scar of the anterior trunk mid sternum status post coronary artery bypass graft.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to address the theory of direct service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.

The Board granted service connection for squamous cell cancer and denied the claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for implanted cardiac pacemaker, and several other conditions.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea was dismissed due to an invalid concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to not meeting the required service-connected disability criteria.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate VA examinations.