Va Claim Tinnitus Sleep Apnea

Chronic Tinnitus taps the brains precuneus region more during episodes.

Va claim tinnitus sleep apnea. And 3 complex mixed sleep apnea syndrome. They suggest that OSA may promote hearing loss through ischemia and inflammation of the cochlea. In July 2008 and January 2009 he filed claims for service connection for tinnitus depressive disorder and sleep apnea. At 4 9062He was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea in October 2006.

For the life of me I cant see how tinnitus would cause obstructive sleep apnea. You can file for Tinnitus and have a shot at a rating. Thus a well-rounded sleep apnea VA claim will includealong with your prescription for a CPAP or other devicea qualified doctors medical statement that confirms how and why the apparatus is medically necessary in your case. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from May 1990 to July 1993.

Further compounding the issue is there seems to be resistance among military clinics worldwide from ordering-up sleep studies for active duty military members. Without it your claim has little chance to stand up under the adjudicators scrutiny. Clinical journal concluded that patients with chronic Tinnitus had increased brain attention. According to the Mayo Clinic this condition is defined as a potentially dangerous sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.

This can be especially troubling as sleepless nights can have negative results in your day to day life. Sleep Apnea Secondary to Tinnitus. That is definitely a new one. Veterans are assigned a 0 30 50 or 100 VA rating for Sleep Apnea depending on the severity of their sleep disorder.

The major problem for your sleep apnea VA claim however is that you probably were NOT diagnosed with sleep apnea on active duty. On a side note I did find a recent study 2016 that found an association between obstructive sleep apnea OSA and tinnitus but they concluded that it is the OSA that may cause tinnitus and hearing loss. 1 obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which a persons breathing is repeatedly interrupted during the course of the night.

This of course leads to more sleep deprivation and exhibiting signs of sleep apnea including daytime sleepiness lack of focus irritability and other health issues. As for the sleep apnea if you can prove that medication for your other service connected conditions was prescribed and that a side effect is weight gain I would file the claim. People with ringing in the ears find it difficult to sleep and the quality of their sleep diminishes. If you have a rating for depression and knees I suspect that someone has your records.

The rating criteria for Sleep Apnea in 2020 is as follows. Tinnitus is one of those pervasive disabilities that isnt isolated to itself. Tinnitus and sleep issues tends to be a vicious circle. So what is sleep apnea.

Sleep Apnea secondary to Tinnitus is rated under 38 CFR 497 Diagnostic Code 6847 Sleep Apnea Syndromes Obstructive Central and Mixed. There are three main types of sleep apnea including the following. Veterans with insomnia and sleep apnea can move to claim secondary disability if their sleep disturbances are caused or aggravated by their Tinnitus. Rather it infiltrates all aspects of life namely for many when trying to sleep.

2 central sleep apnea. One of the more common claims that we see here at VA Claims Insider that veterans are trying to get service-connected is sleep apnea. Entitlement to service connection for sleep difficulty to include sleep apnea claimed as secondary to tinnitus is remanded. You must prove that your tinnitus caused you to have sleep apnea and insomnia.