VA - (Exam ~ 5 Mos. Pre -Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) w/ Nocturnal Hypoxia | 6847 | 0% | Sleep Apnea | 6847 | 50% | 20051110 | |
Other x 4 | 20051110 | ||||||
Combined: 60%* |
UNFITTING CONDITION | VASRD CODE | RATING |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 6847 | 50% |
COMBINED | 50% |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02360
The examiner opined that the CI’s condition was stable and his functional status depended on his getting a restful night’s sleep using the CPAP or Bi-PAP machine which was variable.The second commander’s statementdocumented that the CI’s medical condition prevented him from engaging in both soldering and MOS related tasks as he was unable to sleep without a CPAP or BI-PAP device by his side and his medical condition adversely impacted his unit’s readiness. RECOMMENDATION : The Board...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00905
Separation Date: 20060420 The CI continued to require CPAP for the severe OSA. Providing orders showing that the individual was retired with permanent disability effective the date of the original medical separation for disability with severance pay.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00432
SEPARATION DATE: 20050308 RECOMMENDATION : The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows and that the discharge with severance pay be recharacterized to reflect permanent disability retirement, effective as of the date of his prior medical separation. Providing orders showing that the individual was retired with permanent disability effective the date of the original medical separation for disability with severance pay.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 01039
A CPAP machine was ordered and the examiner changed the profile to a P-4 profile. There is no evidence of a PEB document for review in this case; however, the Board was able to confirm that the CI was separated for OSA and received severance pay. In consideration of this evidence, and IAW DODI 6040.44, the Board must recommend a separation rating of 50% for the OSA condition.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01450
SEPARATION DATE: 20050408 The Informal PEB (IPEB) adjudicated the OSA requiring CPAP condition as unfitting, rated 0%. Under the authority of Title 10, United States Code, section 1554(a), I approve the enclosed recommendation of the Department of Defense Physical Disability Board of Review (DoD PDBR) pertaining to the individual named in the subject line above to recharacterize the individual’s separation as a permanent disability retirement with the combined disability rating of 50%...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00625
SUMMARY OF CASE : Data extracted from the available evidence of record reflects that this covered individual (CI) was an active duty member, SSG/E-5 (3P051/Security Forces Journeyman), medically separated from the Air Force after 10 years of service. VA treatment notes through 2008 show the CI continued to use his CPAP machine. Other PEB Conditions .
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02123
No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB adjudicated “Obstructive Sleep Apnea with CPAP, mild impairment” as unfitting, rated 0%. Therefore, IAW VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD)§4.97 (schedule of ratings,respiratory system)and 6847 rating criteria, the disability due to the OSA condition meets the 50% rating specified as “requires use of breathing assistance device such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, but does not meet the next higher...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 01375
The narrative summary (NARSUM) dictated 10 months prior to separation acknowledged the result of the sleep study and its finding of narcolepsy and stated No significant obstructive sleep apneas were identified, and noted the CI no longer used CPAP. The VA rating decision specified use of the 6847 OSA criteria for their rating, and did not specify frequency of narcolepsy events. RECOMMENDATION: The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no recharacterization of the CIs disability...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01360
The MEB examination of the lungs and heart was normal.The permanent profile listed “obstructive lung disease.”The commander’s statement indicated that the CI’s required use of a CPAP device for his “obstructive lung disease” and his “numerous health problems” made him unfit for duty.At the VA Compensation and Pension (C&P) respiratory examination,4 months after separation, the CI reported his OSA. The CI was not diagnosed with a specific obstructive or restrictive lung disease by the PEBand...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01483
CI CONTENTION : The CI simply stated “Sleep Apnea.” A 50% disability rating is warranted when the disability requires the use of a breathing assistance device such as a CPAP machine. BOARD FINDINGS : IAW DoDI 6040.44, provisions of DoD or Military Department regulations or guidelines relied upon by the PEB will not be considered by the Board to the extent they were inconsistent with the VASRD in effect at the time of the adjudication.The Board did not surmise from the record or PEB ruling...