If i want to have my sleep apnea secondary this can my va dr put this in my paperwork or should i go to an outside dr. Just looking for personal experiences with va ratings for sleep apnea.
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Many veterans attempt to connect their obstructive sleep apnea osa secondary to post traumatic stress disorder ptsd.
Sleep apnea secondary to ptsd reddit. This means veterans are at a higher risk of having sleep apnea secondary to ptsd. Sleep apnea secondary to ptsd i m receiving my mh care at the va for ptsd but have not applied for a rating yet. Migraines secondary to ptsd.
See my 2015 c p exam for migraines below. You may not need a separate c p. Claim sleep apnea as a secondary issue to ptsd since itll be neurological in nature.
Sa has need sc secondary to ptsd. Im a gulf war veteran. 2015 migraine c p exam review of avai.
6 tips for your c p exam for sleep apnea secondary to ptsd in order to help you with your secondary claim we have put together this insiders guide. Other studies also came to the same conclusion. I think you have a chance but do some research on webmd.
I have given out this information to others but i will post it here so that others can find it rather than searching through the forum. The problem with this secondary linkage approach between osa and ptsd is that the medical research is questionable at best and thus i expect more va denials than approvals. Theres articles out there connecting sleep apnea to ptsd.
Here at va claims insider we have found that one of the most common secondary conditions to ptsd is sleep apnea. If your hypersomnia progresses and you do test positive for sleep apnea then resubmit claim on secondary basis. Researchers at walter reed army medical center looked at sleep problems among 80 oif oef veterans returning from combat who were diagnosed with ptsd.
If you re filing yourself make sure the webmd medical journal articles are in there. I filed the sleep apnea disability benefits questionnaire signed by the sleep doc all med records tied to the sleep issues sleep study diagnosis as well as a letter listing dates of doctor visits for sleep issues going back 6 years to when i was active duty. Dont try to claim obstructive sleep apnea which is physical.
My civi sleep doc has done a study and determined that i would benefit from a cpap and suggested it might be tied to my ptsd and or my time in the desert seeing as i have no history of it and it seems to have started shortly after i got back. Either as a primary or secondary to ptsd. Over the years my migraines headaches have gotten worse and i recently submitted a claim for migraines secondary to ptsd since im rated at 70 sc for ptsd and 50 sc for sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is respiratory diagnosis and is 50 with prescribed a cpap. Tips for sleep apnea secondary to ptsd mental disorder claims moderator you might want to pin this somewhere as this seems to be a recurring trend.
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