Va Disability Diabetes Secondary To Sleep Apnea
The veteran underwent va examination for obstructive sleep apnea as possibly secondary to diabetes mellitus in june 2007. I am presently rated at 70 disability.
What do you think is going on are they trying t.
Va disability diabetes secondary to sleep apnea. Has the department of veterans affairs va denied your benefits claim based on a diagnosis of sleep apnea. Many veterans attempt to service connect sleep apnea as a primary disability condition and can t seem to figure our why the va keeps denying your sleep apnea claim. The amount of medical literature linking diabetes and osa is growing along with awareness of this problem.
I am trying to find out va reasoning for this. If you already have type 2 diabetes that is service connected through the va you can file a claim for sleep apnea as secondary to diabetes. At the time of the examination the veteran stated that he had been using a cpap machine since he was initially diagnosed with sleep apnea approximately 15 years ago.
Case after case shows this to be a valid claim and what the op needs is guidance on how to obtain the proper evidence not criticism for asking questions about how to get his claim submitted. Even with the extensive medical research and statistically significant correlations between sleep apnea and post traumatic stress disorder ptsd weight gain type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease it can be difficult to get va approval for sleep. Veterans in this post i list more than 50 possible sleep apnea secondary conditions so veterans can win service connect and rate your sleep apnea va claim in less time.
The veteran is service connected for diabetes and there is plenty of evidence to connect his diagnosed sleep apnea as secondary to that. The veteran in his original claim and throughout the appeal has limited his appeal to service connection for diabetes mellitus type ii as secondary to his service connected disabilities including obstructive sleep apnea chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma with repeated episodes of bronchitis. Hi i am seeking secondary service connection for diabetes due to my sleep apnea.
I have a cpap machine i have to use to sleep at night. Recent studies have reported that sleep apnea alters glucose metabolism promotes insulin resistance and may even cause type 2 diabetes. 20 dm ii 20 pn left leg 20 right leg and 30 ihd cad with a claim in for an increase due to low mets 4 6 and lvef 40.
My issue is i have been to 2 c p exams for this claim and as of november 29 2018 va is scheduling me for another one. Diabetes secondary to sleep apnea while diabetes is usually considered to be linked to sleep apnea through obesity the two conditions may be more closely related than previously explored. I have been diagnosed with diabetes since 2006 and now obstructed sleep apnea in jan 2012 after going to a sleep center for tests.
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