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Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep.6847 Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Obstructive, Central, Mixed):
Chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention
or cor pulmonale, or; requires tracheostomy...............100%
Requires use of breathing assistance device such as
continuous airway pressure (CPAP) machine................50%
Persistent day-time hypersomnolence........................30%
Asymptomatic but with documented sleep disorder breathing..0%
Sleep Apnea may be caused by or aggravated by other upper respiratory condition, for example;
6502 Septum, nasal, deviation of, 6510 Sinusitis, pansinusitis, chronic, 6516 Laryngitis, chronic, etc.
Service connection is most often established only when there are clear records of a diagnosis of Sleep Apnea while on active duty or as rated secondary to an established service connected condition.
BVA Decisions
Sleep apnea was incurred during military service.
Sleep apnea was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sleep apnea.
Service connection for sleep apnea is established.
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