VA Rating for Sleep Apnea Secondary to PTSD
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- Research shows that veterans with PTSD have a higher risk of developing sleep apnea, for which they can file a VA claim of secondary service connection. There is also a direct correlation regarding the severity of the two conditions: the more severe a veteran’s PTSD is, the more severe their sleep apnea will be. This is due in part to the fact that many factors that can aggravate PTSD can also aggravate sleep apnea. For example, sleep deprivation, insomnia, hyperarousal, and daytime sleepiness all affect both PTSD and sleep apnea.
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I don't see the link to the national institute of health you mentioned.
I need a lawyer. I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea by V.A. but I was out of service.
Do you absolutely need a nexus statement to claim a new diagnosis/recent sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD if I already have a diagnosis for PTSD and symptoms that would be described as sleep apnea.
where is the sleep study
Does anyone know when the VA started to recognize sleep apnea
Thanks
I served in the U. S. Air Force from 1967 through 1978. I served in Vietnam, 1968-69. I lived for many years with undiagnosed PTSD and was hesitant to get help because I worked for a defense contractor and my security clearance was critical to keeping employed. My wife also served in the Air Force and we were married in 1977. When we moved in together, I scared her because I would snort, snore, stop breathing, etc. Again, this was 1977. She tried to wake me up to kick start my breathing and that's when she found out it was safer to wake me up from a distance and not shake me to wake me up. I was recently granted a 70 percent service-connected rating for PTSD which put my total service-connected rating at 90 percent. During the time I was in the Air Force, sleep apnea was not diagnosed nor was there such devices as CPAP to treat sleep apnea. It would finally be 1995 when I convinced my civilian doctor to do a sleep study and it came back with severe obstructive sleep apnea. I have been on a CPAP device since then. When I entered the Air Force, I was near the max limit for weight for my height. I am 5 ft 10 in and have a large frame. The VA says that because of my weight problems in the Air Force, I was denied my claim for Sleep Apnea. The Air Force did not have a body fat check in those days, weight limits strictly based on height and age.
I have very severe sleep apnea. The va put me on medicine for my ptsd but we never used that word due to the stigma it held at the time. I am very confident that this is due to my deployment in 2005 to Kuwait. I was subject to the oil fires and burn pits near the base. Looking back on the whole situation it now makes sense . what are my next steps. I am on a cpap.
I was just denied for my OSA secondary to Anxiety. Unreal, makes me sick
Don't give up! Don't let the VA discourage you!
@@mateowey Higher Level Review. If that fails, file a supplimental. That will probably fail also but then you do a SECOND Hier Level Review, and it will likely be awarded then. It's a little bit of work and a lot of time but that's the game the VA plays. You just need to learn how to play it.
I did a sleep study 4 months after my deployment and was found to have moderate to severe sleep apnea and was awarded 50% for SA and 10% for my right knee. That was back in 09, this year they gave me 70% for ptsd which puts me at 90% total. Can I still connect ptsd secondary to SA?
Why would you. You said you’re already getting 50% SA service connected so that’s better than secondary
I was diagnosed with PTSD by the VA completed my C & P EXam and filed SLeep apnea secondarry
How it go
@@blakenorris1996 went very well. I was rated higher than I expected
Did you have to have a nexus to link them ?
What all
Did you need ?
@@aaronsimpson3641 private Dr recommendations verifying sleep apnea and PTSD. Most importantly be truthful with the examiner..
What happens if you were not diagnosed with sleep apnea, but had to get a Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) for obstructive sleep apnea?
Can I claim sleep apnea secondary to anxiety/depression?
Thank you So much for that breakdown!!
I have been diagnosed with Adjustment Disorder, with Anxiety and Depression at 30% is this in the same category as PTSD for sleep apnea, I was diagnosed and given CPAP, I have sleep disorders in service records on active duty?
Is that a question?
I have sleep apnea but was turned down even though I have MDD at 50% what can I do now?
Does it have to be PTSD? I'm diagnosed with PTSD from an outside provider and VA put it on my list, but didn't service connect it. I'm already rated at 70% for a different mental health condition.
No you can secondary to a few items. Like your back and depression
I need help with this
I have PTSD an sleep apnea
I just got Denied for Sleep Apnea being secondary to PTSD. I had a Nexus letter and was sent to a Dentist for the Mouth instrument due to CPAPs being on back order. I'm at 90%.
Chronic Fatigue 60%
PTSD 50%
Asthma 30%. What can I do next. H
Help.
I Was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2018 by VA Doctors. I've been 100% for Ptsd since 2016. Should I also file a compensation claim for Sleep Apnea?
NO!!! Don't do it! If you're at 100 now, filing a new claim will only open up your entire Claims File to the rater. That COULD result in you getting nothing for SA and reducing your rating for PTSD. If you're already at 100, don't take that chance.
After being awarded 100% filing another claim is very risky. They can change your rating.
Just inform your dr and receive treatment for it.
@@smokeusmvmc8058 Hell I'm at 70% and I'm afraid opening a new claim will screw me.
@@cidcampeador7922 you are screwed if you are not at 100%. The fight is over when YOU say it is over.
Can MDD aggravate or attribute(cause) Sleep apnea?
Of course.
Corrlelation.
Not causal.
Madam Attorney misspoke.
Hi I am a Vietnam vet I have 60%. Ptsd 10% on my nee. I have sleep apnea. I have been getting sick on michine so i have been takeing a brake from michine. I have not been able to work for ten years now! Eather I quite becose of people or I am asked to just quite. Can you all help me. Thank you!
Hopefully you file for sleep apnea 2nd to ptsd and or TDIU since you can't work, you should be getting paid at 100%
Aggravation is a much easier path than medical causation.
There is none, nada, no medical causation betwixt the two.
I got 70% PTSD rate recently. after testing, I got mild sleep apnea diagnosis from VA. Is that enough and should I start another claim? can the % go up?
Definitely file another claim
do secondary to ptsd on your claim. i am in this process now.
@@roderickday170 Did you get your decision on your secondary claim yet?
I'm also 70% for PTSD but my mild sleep apnea was diagnosed by a private doctor, NOT VA. Got a cpap machine prescribed even at the mild range. I wonder if the private doctor's diagnosis should be enough for me to claim mild SA under PTSD.
The contract doctors the VA sends you to are instructed not to give you a diagnosis that would benefit the veteran. I have a claim for both ptsd and a secondary sleep apnea. The VA sent me to the PTSD clinic for treatment and at the same time a video appointment for compensation. I have not received compensation yet for that diagnosis. I submitted the secondary claim for apnea because through my 4 deployments, I had to fill out the post deployment health questionnaire , all four indicated ”yes” for sleep trouble. The question asks “ Do you still feel fatigued when you awake after a full night sleep?” . I kind of chuckled because I do not know what a full night sleep feels like and I haven’t since my first deployment in 2001. My last deployment in 2015 my roommates said my snoring was disturbing and one actually wrote me a letter in support. I was sent to a sleep disorder center for evaluation, I felt like I never even fell asleep during the test. The results came back that I do not have sleep apnea, although I snore and stop breathing, it only happens every 2.1 times per hour, you need 5.0 to be diagnosed. The doctor also stated intakes me 24 minute to get to REM sleep each time I awake, do the math. My calculations are that you can’t get to 5.0 per hour if you are awake or in twilight 24 minutes and hour. They also diagnosed me with Periodic Limb Movement Disorder(PLMD) , basically when I do get to sleep my limbs start flailing and it wakes me up, this “might” be associated with PTSD and my dreams, but it not something they compensate or treat you for. I am still awaiting final disapproval from the compensation branch. My only hope for compensation is that some reads the tests results different, and asks the same question “ how can he get to 5.0 and hour if is awake for 30 minutes at a time. The whole process if frustrating and is designed to work against the veteran. P.S my apologies for the long rant but I hope it helps someone else.
Nah.
Just ask nicely.
email me
Do you need a nexus statement if you already diagnosed for ptsd and want to claim this as secondary ?
@@OEF0311 yes you should get one American medical experts can help you also there's a guy I know in San Antonio his name is Marcus and he's runs A1 VA ratings on fb and he can also assist you both of these programs are no bullshit Marcus is an army vet himself and served with my sister he helped me go from 66% to 91% about 5 minutes of me hanging up the phone with him I was receiving calls from the VA for c&p exams
How can I get Marcus info thags in San Antonio
I GOT BOTH obstructive Sleep Apnea with CPAK and PTSD on my in service record and given the PTSD diagnosis on The Navy Ship I served on
Title should be dead end claim.
Haha! They told me that there is no connection between osa and ptsd! Claim denied in 2019!
If you take meds for PTSD and your weight increased due to the meds you are taking, you can use the meds as an intermediate between the SA and PTSD. I have PTSD, SA, I'm obese but not taking meds.
At ~1:20 corrleation does not medically indicate casual relationship. You should know better, georgeous notwithstanding.
Got denied twice for OSA secondary by aggravation due to my mental health and can't find a lawyer to take my case. Should I just go to the BVA without representation?
Did you file the claim on your own or did you have a service officer to work with? If you need help finding a service officer in your area, let me know and I'd be happy to help. I'm a state servicer officer in Idaho.
@@michelepadgette9775 Thanks, I went through multiple VSO's with no luck and they ended up screwing up my claim. I have an attorney working on my case at the moment.
Dr David Anaise
@@rodneymayfield9579 Thanks 👍
If I file a claim secondary to ptsd, will I have to be reevaluated for ptsd, can my % be lowered? Currently 70%. That process was traumatic and don’t want to repeat all that again. My rating is 10 years old
Can you still be compensated for sleep apnea, if you're already 100% rated for other condition?
@@daveb2280 You get 100% that's it I got 30% since 2010 partial hearing loss and Tinnirus but I have 6 various claims in my record and Medical record and can see 70% more to make 100% all that matters
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