I was diagnosed by the VA for sleep apnea and given a CPAP. I submitted scientific studies linking it to PTSD and they still denied me. I also had a not so great Nexus statement from a VA doctor. These sleep apnea claims are extremely tricky. They just don't like approving them especially being diagnosed after service.

@RUDYLOVE72

6 ай бұрын

THE VA DOESNT WANT TO GUVE US OUR BENEFITS, SINCE WE ARE NO LONGER OF SERVUCE FOR THE US MILITARY.

@Jack-wc3ob

3 ай бұрын

I’m on same boat

@onewayproductions5423

3 ай бұрын

I wasn't diagnosed with sleep apnea in service but I did find in my records that I complained about insomnia while in service. That was enough to connect it to my post-service sleep apnea diagnosis.

@dennishiggins8006

Ай бұрын

He makes it seem so easy to obtain your service record. How do I get it. In 1999 I asked for them and they sent me micro fish film. What the hell am I gonna do with that?

@hiddenmic1978

25 күн бұрын

​@@dennishiggins8006Have The Vfw or Dav order your records

Beautiful, tanks,man.

Thank you sir.

👍👍thanks for the information.

THIS WAS AWESOME!

outstanding, thank you..

Thank you Jordan.

@vaclaimsacademy

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Thanks for the info , I have my dbq at the end of this month . I’ve been prescribed a cpap through the VA

Straight to the point 👍🏽. Secondary might be the way

I will be trying this recipe for our Sunday’s dinner today. Looks so DELICIOUS!!’ Thank You

I like the way you breaks down with the information and I’m so happy that I found your videos on here, and I can’t wait for more of your videos so I can watch them and learn more. Thank you 🙏🏼

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Edwin, I’m glad it’s helping you

This is going to help. Thank you I have been on a CPAP since 2014 as a civilian in service there were some ptsd issues but haven’t been service related yet. Had weight gain and back insures in service. I will be submitting for this now I sleep like a baby with my CPAP now have had 3 sleep studies total.

Bravo 👏🏼

There was a procedure where they remove the uvula, adenoids, and tonsils to alleviate O S A (diagnosed by NavHosp Camp Pendleton, CA). I had it done while on Active Duty. It worked for a few years. Since then, I have used a CPAP after a post-service sleep study. Currently have the claim under consideration by my VSO.

Thanks from Chicago

Thank you

Thanks for the info! I was just denied for Sleep Apnea and I also use a CPAP machine.

@rickkane8043

20 күн бұрын

What ? You used CPAP machine and still denied? You get sleep study after you get out the service? In civilian facilities? Maybe you need nexus

Found your video and I also been diagnois with anxiety/depression with a left ankle/knee injury (arthritis) and I have tinnitus. Recently had a duty to assist (error correction) for a HLR filing in Nov 22. Went to a C&P exam after multiple exam cancellations over 4 months. Unfortunately it is a scientific study game (Submitted) and the VA do not always recognize. Awaiting results, already been diagnois with sleep apnea since 2015 and have CPAP machine. This is a waiting game and hopefully I'll receive satisfactory results.

@MechE11B

9 ай бұрын

Update on this?

i have cpap and sleep study and did it within my last 3 year prior to retirement

Awsome keep up the Good work.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Cheers Rondo! ♟️

Thank you I have been denied 3 times even with a diagnosis and mound of evidence. It's ridiculous, and I am service connected with Asthma

@marjoriejones5768

5 ай бұрын

Wow. That’s disappointing. I’m in the process of trying to link my OSA to my service connected asthma 😢

great information, I'm going in for my sleep study in a couple weeks and was worried about getting it service connected. Just got out after 23 yrs. I already have tinnitus and PTSD service connected so I feel better about filing the claim.

@gabesmith4124

4 ай бұрын

Any updates

Great info, thanks. Do you have any info about shoulder claims ?

Great video 👍🏼

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Cheers Edwin ♟️

Very good

@vaclaimsacademy

8 ай бұрын

Cheers Robin!

I hate that I didn’t come across yours or combat Craig’s pages last year before going with Veterans Guardians 😢. I will apply for your program to continue my push towards 100%.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

We’ve almost all have had our regrets on what we could have done better in this process, no worries

@vincefullerboxing

5 ай бұрын

Did you not like veterans guardian? Im currently with them

@bobTom37

4 ай бұрын

Vet benefits guide got me from 40 to 90 in less than 4 months..worth every penny.​@@vincefullerboxing

Wow, brother. You are a truth-teller. I could really use more help with my claims. I think I have been, as you say, playing checkers…but, I love chess! So, how might I go about getting a navigator like you to assist me in the process?

@ashleymagee8075

2 ай бұрын

Hey have you gotten an increase yet ☺️

@wesseibert2494

2 ай бұрын

@@ashleymagee8075 Not yet. Still showing to be in review process when I log into VA.gov… but, they did ask me for a form to release non-VA records, and I see that as a good sign…at least they’re looking. We just do our best to remain patient. The win is right around the corner.

I just submitted for an appeal for sleep apnea through the va after the denied me before i was tested again through the va and diagnosed with sleep apnea and now receiving a cpac

They been playing me since 2018 when I filed. I didn’t know about the appeal process before that year was up so they closed the case. I was able to get it reopened recently. Not sure what else I can do even though I have a CPAP. I’m moving to a device call the Mandibular advancement device. That’s why I basically gave up before. Being that I was able to reopen the case, I will keep going but I hope for not too long.

Direct service connected COPD granted filed for OSA as secondary - waiting for sleep study .

Thanks for the Video you said something that sparked my wife to write a statement and submitted it

Great info here, Jordan! I was just denied service connection for OSA. I am service connected for right knee injury and recently tinnitus and now bilateral knee arthitus secondary to right knee. The C&P examiner said that there was no way that a knee injury can cause OSA because OSA is breathing disorder. I was blown away by the arrogance and disregard by a medical doctor. I'm in the appeal process for HLR and will be submitting a supplemental claim if the DRO denies service connection also. They only win when we give up and die. Don't give up the fight my brothers and sisters!

@MechE11B

9 ай бұрын

Any update on this? Were you successful?

@HardDeck

9 ай бұрын

I'm in the appeal process waiting on two Higher Level Reviews. Looks like the VA will be taking their sweet time with that one too.@@MechE11B

@Bubsgoesscratchin

8 ай бұрын

I did exactly the same thing. Submitted a solid Dbq by the chief of my VA's neurology and sleep clinic. The doc doing the ACE exam said surgery and sleep apnea are two separate things so theres no way their related and they went with that opinion. So i filed an HLR and am waiting now for them to call my rep.

@HardDeck

8 ай бұрын

I'm shocked that you even got a VA doc to write a DBQ for you. These idiot raters only look at the C&P exam DBQ, nothing else. They only have like 20 min to adjudicate a claim so they end up being trash.@@Bubsgoesscratchin

@devinhawkins4158

6 ай бұрын

Obesity is the nexus

when you go in talk to the C and P rep ask about how the claim is listed in their system. My Sleep Apnea was misfiled under toxicology and not as a secondary under PTSD. He had already noted not connected to toxicological sources.

Yo Jordan herniated and bulging discs at the 2/3 level causes sleep apnea with lots of medical evidence to support a grant for it - good video as usual SIR -

@knyjsph5101

Ай бұрын

Hi, did you already submitted your claim? I am still gathering my evidence to make sure they won't fuck my claim. I was diagnosed sleep apnea while I was active and I had degenerative disc disease from my xray while I was in. I had severe back pain 2 yrs ago after I got out and I went to get MRI and the results was disc bulge on my L3-L4,L4-5, L5-S1.

@huantexas1

20 күн бұрын

@@knyjsph5101 Howdy, any update on your OSA claim? I share the same L-symptoms/injuries as you. While my apnea is a post service diagnosis, L-injuries are all active duty and in my mil & VA med records to establish a service connected nexus.

Im so confued I'm soon to be 80 . Iwas diagnosed with loss of hearing when i went back to work after service sure when tinnitus came into the factor .it took 41 yr's to get 10%/ 10 % with the help of dav . Back pay of 6 months because i didn't have a regular appointments . I just recently filled on sleep apnea wit documents from my civilian Dr. I was turned down . I have some that work with va but so far thats going know where . At a loss of what to do , need to talk to some one😊

Sleep disturbance is on the presumptive list now for certain countries deployed too Gulf War and post 9/11 veterans.

@cidcampeador7922

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately it isn’t.

@1stnamebr406

11 ай бұрын

@@cidcampeador7922 Yes it is.

@terrydemie

11 ай бұрын

I just looked and didn’t find anything about sleep disorders in the Pact Act.

@1stnamebr406

11 ай бұрын

@@terrydemie It says sleep disturbance. Look at the VA.gov presumptive again.

@ChopperChad

10 ай бұрын

@@terrydemieit’s not PACT act. It’s under the Gulf War Symptom.

thank you so much for the info. My question is how to go about getting a nexus statement for this and other conditions. My claim was denied because they could not link the service connection.

I got physical SC so... hope they will connect that to sleep apnea. I dont know if my mental illness will be linked to sleep apnea besides it making me have no motivation and self esteem to be better

secondary to service connected mental health condition due to weight gain.

Hit the LIKE button if you find this useful and SUBSCRIBE for more valuable intel 👍 ♟️

You know I like that viewpoint, "we know they're going to do whatever is easiest, make giving you money the easy path for them".

This is an inspiring work of creativity; reminiscent of a book that inspired with its creative narrative. "Better Sleep Better Life" by William Brook

What about Central Sleep Apnea? I got a ASV machine (specialized CPAP) from the VA. I also do NOT have my service health records. It was 1980, the Corps told me there's the gate, don't hit the sentry on the way out.

Thanks for posting this...I'm still in service on the reserve side with multiple deployments, I needed a waiver to deploy with my CPAP...my question though even though I was prescribed after my service/mob in Iraq and Djibouti can/will this require additional leg work?

I was diagnosed and with sleep apnea and prescribed a CPAP while enlisted in the Army National Guard from 2012 - 2017. My claim was denied because I received my diagnosis during a day that I wasn't actually on duty but instead during the week when I was NOT on duty at the guard. I received my diagnosis 2013. Again, it was denied because I wasn't diagnosed during my actual duty day which is typically during a weekend. I am at a total loss of understanding why this claim was denied. Makes you give up and now its been at least two years since I was denied. Any helpful comments are welcome. Thanks!

@ambrosiamartinez1458

10 ай бұрын

Did you ever have a permanent profile for your OSA condition while in service? My husband is in a similar situation and I want to be prepared.

@brandonsuggs2201

10 ай бұрын

I’m currently in the same situation myself I’m very glad I stumbled across this information

@brandonsuggs2201

10 ай бұрын

Any additional information on this would be very helpful. The first thought that comes to mind is split train the drill and go to the doctor and receive your diagnosis on the drill date itself

@btonyp77

8 ай бұрын

do a higher level review

So I was diagnosed with a Unspecified, Sleep Disorder while in the military. Would that be my service connection for Sleep Apnea? I recently got the diagnosis for sleep apnea two years after getting out. What would you recommend I do? I do have ratings for my back and knee and may go the secondary route. Do you think I should file sleep apnea as a primary claim since I had a unspecified. sleep disorder while I was active duty?

I got diagnosed with OSA while on active duty from Fort Riley,KS. During my med board

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Nice, pull those records, write a couple sentence long personal statement and turn it in for a quick fiddy %

Enjoy your videos. Got sleep apnea secondary to back pain. Can I do secondary to a secondary ie hypertension to the OSA as well as other issues against the OSA?

Just got denied sleep apnea although I’ve got a CPAP and an oral device and said that none of it works. I also had a Nexus letter from my VA primary care doctor linking it secondary to PTSD and after all that the VA denied it they pretty much said I need to link it to burn pits or toxic exposure. I’m so pissed off right now.

Just got approved for my OSA as a secondary to my knee pain instead of PTSD

@dameonjohnson3506

27 күн бұрын

How did you do it?

@alf7911

18 күн бұрын

@@dameonjohnson3506 idk VA did it on their own…..i never put the two together

Good vid. OSA definitely secondary to mental disability.

Hey man, just wanted to say that I appreciate the videos you're making. Also have a quick question as someone who is nearing retirement: For the supporting documents that go along with my claim, are my medical (complete tricare records) sufficient?

@raiderjedi4160

4 ай бұрын

You are going to be great, just keep going to medical and seeking treatment for all of your disabilities - always ask for a prescription or a form of treatment at the end. Also there are a lot of presumptives under the pact act and the tera mucmi that about all of us have from the Middle East and southwest asia. The hardest part is getting out and filing a claim with no research on how the va game works and also spending time in and not going to medical - if I could do it all over again I’d be a medical warrior lol because it will all catch up to you 5 to 10 years later.

Secondary to TBI is how I got it

Just found your channel. It is great info. Thank you. I need to join to get my 60 tp 100, if possible. Thanx again.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Cheers Ronnie!

I was diagnosed in service but still denied

It gets more complicated when you're in the Reserves or Guard. According to the VA, are you "in the service" if you are not in a drill or active duty order status? It would be helpful if someone did a video just for Guard/Reserve

@armytruth6860

4 ай бұрын

I was in theNG and deployed so that was considered active duty so my claims were approved

🔥🔥🔥🔥

I have service connected Asthma but rated at 0%, which I'm currently in appeal for. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea at the VA and prescribed a CPAP. I put in a secondary claim with a letter from the sleep clinic that there are some studies that say asthma causes or contributes to sleep apena. I was denied. I'm not sure the best way I should go about appealing the denial.

@shellyr223

9 ай бұрын

You'll need a nexus letter from a board certified Doctor or PA or Nurse Practitioner to link the conditions stating as least as likely as not which gives you a 50% chance of approval.

Got a copy of my DBQ for sleep apnea. Examiner put less likely than not because I just got the diagnosis a couple of years ago. No OSA diagnosis in service. Been using CPAP machine. I got out 2006, have insomnia and sleep problems and 2 buddy letters stating they witnessed me snoring and stopped breathing a few times while asleep. Have PTSD diagnosis by the VA but not rated for it. I was given anxiety/depression instead. My question is how likely will the VA rater go with what the C&P examiner wrote? Can I appeal this and how?

What about presumptive chronic conditions?

I don't know about using MH route. I'm currently in year two of my secondary claim waiting for a judge to look at it. I have pages and pages of IME quoting the science and have been denied up the line regardless. I'm still hopeful but at this point I wish I'd gone secondary to back, knees, etc. VA doesn't seem to be listening to the science so far. What really sucks is I was complaining about some symptoms while still in service but apnea was not a diagnosis back then and the VA says I never complained about apnea (which literally would have been impossible).

I literally got denied for my claim for sleep apnea today. I tried claiming it secondary to my major depressive disorder but the va somehow have it tied to Toxic Exposure Risk Activity.

@bradsix1157

8 ай бұрын

Same is happening to me. The C and P was for toxic exposure and the Medical professional even showed me what the VA requested they wanted her to answer(not what I filed for). It appears they are just requesting C and P exams as fast as they can for Pact Act and not really looking at our claims. I even tried to call the 1-800 5x to complain but all that lead to was a sorry and their isn't anything they can do. Incompetence on the VA's part for sure in my opinion. I haven't gotten my results yet but I expect an HLR is in order at the least if not a 3 year wait for appeals.

@xrpeewee9320

8 ай бұрын

Same thing happen to me I’m so frustrated… they are saying there is a possibility it’s linked to TERA and if that’s the case why not make it a presumption condition. I tried claiming it secondary to PTSD. VA are corrupt picking and choosing who they approve without consistency

I have 50% ptsd and have sleep apnea and have a cpac machine and put in a claim and got it back saying deffered

@Jimmy-fx5ze

Ай бұрын

Any update?? I’m in the same boat lol

Hell yea, just got my sleep machine...TRIED using it for a month and never got worse sleep. Tried the different fittings. Thing sucks, I was very worried that I wouldn't get the disability bc I stopped using it.

@vaclaimsacademy

9 ай бұрын

The max pressure may be calibrated too high, a very common issue that caused me discomfort at first too, was drowning in too much air

@Karmatic928

7 ай бұрын

​@@vaclaimsacademyis that how it works? Cause i have been using the medium one for the nose mask and i struggle to talk to my wife while wearing it. Like i feel like i get enough air but mayeb i am getting too much. I had long periods where i didn’t use to mask at all but wife started to get annoyed from my snoring and i do get actual sleep when wearing it, otherwise i walk up throughout the night

I am awaiting a decision. I had an outside diagnosis of sleep apnea. I was prescribed a CPAP. I submitted 2 buddy letters and a statement from my wife. I also submitted a nexus letter from the sleep specialist Physician where they stated my sleep apnea was linked to my already service connected tinnitus. Should I be good to go?

@daniellelisman

6 ай бұрын

Hey how did it go for you?

diagnosed in 2009.. not service connected...

I recently got a 40% rating for Sleep Apnea, PTSD, and Tinnitus. Sadly, I had to use a lawyer after DOZENS of claim denials. I am going for other afflictions this Friday in Chicago. (I have High Blood Pressure.)

@christophergilbert1620

10 ай бұрын

What law firm did you use?

@Blktxdom2004

10 ай бұрын

@@christophergilbert1620 - Tabak Law firm.

@williamjoes7317

8 ай бұрын

Submit one claim at a time until you get an answer…reason being is that after you submit a claim and then another you first claim goes to the bottom of the pile causing longer delays!

I was given a sleep test in the mid 2000's by the VA and given a cpap but have been denied, I then even got a buddy statement sent it in again and denied, reason was the VA said my buddy was not a medical expert, I now have an attorney working for me and just sent it in again, currently waiting to see how this comes back, had a call a day ago from a C&P examiner all she did was ask me if I use my cpap, my answer is yes I cant sleep with out it, my wife freaks out when I stop breathing, so will see how this all plays out, but im wondering if I should have add a secondary of obesity to it, my bmi is 37.1 so yes ive gotten fat currently at a 80% rating, and am filling out a tdui as well.

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea required CPAP while on TDRL and again 10 years later by VA. Would being on TDRL be considered service connected? Can't get an answer on if TDRL is considered active duty or not?

Great Video, I have been compensated for PTSD, TBI, Back, Bilateral Feet, and Tinnitus. Should I use them all as a contributor to Severe OSA when I submit my secondary claim.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

I would go in with a precision strike via either PTSD or back Terry, that method wins the most in my experience

Is 50% the max you can get for sleep apnea? What factors would contribute to getting an increase over 50%

I was discharged in 1994. I'm working on a sleep apnea claim; Can I get a service connection if sleep tests for sleep apnea weren't implemented until the late 1990s and early 2000s?

I Have recently been rated at 50% for various issues. I have more claims but they have been deemed not service connected by the VA. I have submitted for my medical records but have received nothing. I have done this numerous times. The only things I was rated on are the things I physically had copies of or they were in my exit physical that I had a copy of. How can I find all of my records?

Do I have to be given a CPAP for me to be rated by the VA? the summary came out that VA state "events observed were obstructive hyponoeas"? what does that mean? but also said no significant elevation of apnea index was observed. thanks of the help

I was diagnosed sleep apnea after I separated from army on 2019 but va denied saying not service connected. While I was in the Army my sergeant told me I awake them due to my loud snoring during the field. Also just before separating from army my pcp refer me for sleep study but the appointment date was too far like 8/9 months later but by that time I was out of service. Now I have been using this sleep apnea machine but they denied me for not service connected so anyone help me on this case I would really appreciate

@knyjsph5101

Ай бұрын

Hi, I got diagnose with sleep apnea too while I was active but they told me they will not give me CPAP because I was about to ETS. I didn't know that time that I can claim sleep apnea this after getting out so I didnt bother. I only went for sleep study coz I almost flip the van coz I fell asleep while driving 😂. I got out 2019. Were u able to get percentage?

Do you have one on hypertension?

Hello, so I was wondering if I got sleep study done by the VA and it was done a couple months after my deployment, is that service connected? I told them when I deployed I had trouble sleeping and it got worse over time. They require me to have a CPAP and the VA is providing me with a CPAP.

thanks for the info, this is very helpful! when filing for secondary, can I only connect one out of my rated disabilities or multiple ones? i am connected for asthma, allergy, chronis sinusitis and right knee conditions which i would like to incorporate as a factor to my secondary sleep apnea, can i list them all?

@cigarman8535

11 ай бұрын

How do I claim for secondary on the page online? Do it give you a option

What about the guard ?

can you help me? I never did a sleep study while in service but I would from time to time jolt awake in my sleep. I didnt think much of it. I did a sleep study out of service and they said i was at the line of moderate to severe. and asked if I wanted a CPAP machine. again i wasnt think much of it so i declined the machine. after i found out about all this, i did another sleep study at the behest of a third party va claims helper and the results came to be severe OSA but i was never offered or asked about a CPAP machine from the 3rd party or the VA. instead the VA just declined the Sleep apnea claim as not service connected

If you get diagnosed by the VA, after an active duty deployment but are currently in the reserve. Does that that qualify as an in service diagnosis?

I’m in service with the national guard (no deployment) just drill status with schools (basic, AIT, OCS, BOLC etc) 10 years in. I have 20% (10- Tinnitus and 10 - for a left knee surgery osteotomy)… I got a sleep study conducted at the VA and was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea… my claim is currently in duty to assist error. What’s the likeliness I will get approved since I’m still in service (guard) and have a CPAP?

@joelpalacios5001

22 күн бұрын

Any updates?

Jordan, how can I get you to write my personal statement linking my sleep apnea to my 50 percent ptsd? Thank you.

Hello, I have a question I plan to submit for OSA as a secondary to Allergic Rhinitis. I am not sure if partial Turbinectomy could also be a secondary condition? I have two sleep studies, the second the VA. requested one that recommends BiPAP with supplemental Oxygen to be used. Would the oxygen affect the disability rating between 50% and 100%? What information from studies should be included in your personnel letter. I was thinking of doing a study or two that Allergic Rhinitis linked to Sleep Apnea also A comprehensive review of obstructive sleep apnea.

Genius idea for a channel and very cool. Kinda shitty there's a need for help because the system works against you. Cheers vets.

Also can i claim anything on two misdiagnoses ? I had a fracture and a torn plantar plate for over a year of multiple visits my dr was etsing on the day of my first two visits and i was told to fu with the next and told i probably just had gout. After 12 months i finally got sent to podiatry and they daid my 1 year old x rays showed the fracture and ordered new x rays and a mri that shown the tear. Since then ive had two seperate surgeries one for plantar plate repair with hardware and the second as a result of the first as i developed hammer toe and claw after surgery. Whats the best way to claim this and word it when i claim in the next few months vefore ets? Also throughout the year of not being treated for the fracture and tear i did slow down on ot and gained weight and also thats when i was diagbosed woth apnea .. since then ive got the surgeries and still on profile for my foot but ive lost weight and not flagged for abc anymore because my dr gave me phentermine for weight loss.. just trying to see if anyone knows am i able to clain a big percent for veing untreated that long and the second follow up syrgery as a result and even trying to link the weight gain to that ?

I went to sleep study before I get out the Navy buy they denied me cause I can't sleep during my sleep study I got a bad insomnia.

Hello, is it possible to add sleep apnea as a secondary to migraines? I already have a rating for migraines and the my doctor says the sleep apnea is what may be causing the migraines since we can't seem to find the trigger for my migraines.

What TBI , There are many studies linking sleep apnea secondary to TBI

So, do you need just a personal statement to get a higher rating for Sleep Apnea? I have 70% right now for Generalized Mental Anxiety, I do have trouble sleeping. do I just go to the VA Rep and File a New Claim for Sleep Apnea? Do I just write a personal statement with the various Study's put in the Statement? I also been service connected for Tinnitus.

I have been diagnosed with o.s.a. By civilian doctor 20 years after discharge. I am rated for ptsd, tinnitus, and am currently appealing service connectivity for right knee issues. How do I go about filing for the secondary issues? I don’t want to go about this by myself like I have been doing so far

The real deal. Not diagnosed in service secondary to mental health. Diagnosis, two nexus two supplemental two HLR approved.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Love to hear stories like this, way to get after it BigTime! ♟️

Do they ever reevaluate you for OSA after you get a rating?

How do you notify v.a that your sleep apnea is a secondary claim to my PTSD.? Do I just present this in a personal statement or is there a form for secondary claims? I was also prescribed a cpap in 2015

Great video. Question . What if I am 58 years old and have just been awarded 60 percent? Would the 55 year old rule still carry me? Also .... Do you know the success percentages on a Migraine supplemental appeal?? I did the supplemental and included much more evidence, like migraine logs, 2 more Nexus letters and Prescriptions. Just curious , been waiting a few months.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

You know Johnny, I could tell you with near certainty what your odds of an increase were if I saw your personal statement and log you submitted, it’s quite black and white. If you attested to economic inadaptability (missing work due to migraines) then that’s how you go from 30% to 50%

What happens if you didn’t file for sleep apnea, but the examiner requested you get a sleep study and you were diagnosed that way? How do you do it as a secondary?

My claim was deferred, I have ptsd, headaches , been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea and a cpap. What can I do to move forward from this.

Good afternoon! Instead of a VA sleep doctor, I went the private route and got a sleep study done ending up in Mild Sleep Apnea and a cpap prescribed. I’m rated 70% for PTSD and also obese. Should I just get a nexus, prep the statements and submit my claim? Or should I get a sleep study done by VA as well? Thanks.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Great job Cid, a medical diagnosis is a medical diagnosis, no need to get another sleep study done, you’re good to go

@GovmntLacky

11 ай бұрын

How long did it take to get a decision? I am in almost the exact same scenario. Apnea with civ diagnosis, CPAP issued, and civ nexus connected to service rated lumbar stenosis and herniated discs (cannot sleep on my sides) C&P examiner did 5 minute phone interview and DENIED. Went to HLR and got DTA error. Now in supplemental appeal for about 4 months with no decision and no contact from VA other than the C&P examiner admitting I have apnea with no connection. Frustrating!!

@kCI251

11 ай бұрын

The VA will decide if they want to pay for another sleep study, you won't really have any say in it. Just like hearing test, the VA tested me twice after I had a good private hearing test I paid for myself.

What does someone do if they requested a sleep study while in the service but was denied by the PCP and was then diagnosed with OSA after being discharged?

@tommystpatrickghost4264

7 ай бұрын

The real question you should be asking is what did you tell the PCP? What were your symptoms? You don’t just go to a doctor and ask for a sleep study. You tell them the symptoms and let them diagnose you. Look at your treatment records they google search risk factors, and symptoms of OSA. If you have those c/o documented in service you have a hope. BTW you still need an inservice event

I’ve tried all this no luck :(