Numerous aspects of any veteran s military service can lead to the advancement of this serious disorder. It may also lead to a multitude of other medical problems including death.
I am not sure if i can claim sleep apnea since it was diagnosed so long after my retirement and since the evidence was after i retired but within one year of my retirement would it support a claim.
Sleep apnea military disability 2017. Connecting sleep apnea to military service is something that the va will not do for you. Va looks to tighten sleep apnea rating schedule the department of veterans affairs is studying changes to disability ratings for obstructive sleep apnea particularly the 50 percent rating being. The diagnostic criteria for a va sleep apnea claim found in the code of federal regulations have not changed.
What if i can t work from my disabilities like sleep apnea. Sleep apnea va disability 2017 it s important to take rest apnea seriously. Beware this pitfall in va sleep apnea claims.
The va can approve claims in this fashion if there is sufficient evidence that the. Sleep apnea syndromes obstructive central mixed has become the most prevalent service connected respiratory disability with more than 22 percent of all body system disabilities according to the department of veterans affairs fiscal year 2014 annual benefits report. Many veterans believe they cannot receive veterans disability benefits for sleep apnea.
Prior to the submission of claim my primary physician had for several years suggested that i get a sleep test but i denied i had the condition. In all that research i found that there is one big reason that most veterans are denied service connection for sleep apnea they are leaving proof of nexus and sleep apnea va disability rating in their claims for sleep apnea up to the va to figure out for them. Hello i have been diagnosed with sleep apnea for about 10 years now.
Yet the good news exists is a treatment for it and also the majority of people experience an entire range of take advantage of being dealt with. Short version it was denied because they deemed it not to be service connected as it was diagnosed approximately 1 5 years after separation from active duty. One of the two changes makes it a little easier for the regional office to deny your va sleep apnea claim at the 50 disability rating level.
On 14 sep 2017 i had a sleep study done and i have sleep apnea and the va is giving me a machine. Veterans that cannot work or have accommodations at work because of service connected disabilities may be eligible for total disability individual unemployability tdiu benefits the veterans administration offers tdiu benefits to veterans with mental and physical disabilities who have trouble keeping or obtaining meaningful employment. I am also a veteran and attempted to file a claim for disability with the va.
Submission of claim was made prior to being clinically diagnosed with sa. I was recently denied 2018 va disability for sleep apnea.
