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Question About Sleep Apnea

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If you were diagnosed with sleep apnea and prescribed a CPAP machine on active duty, when you get out does the VA make you take another sleep study test?

to make sure you still have sleep apnea?

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If you were diagnosed with sleep apnea and prescribed a CPAP machine on active duty, when you get out does the VA make you take another sleep study test?

to make sure you still have sleep apnea?

It's very possible

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Interesting....then it is possible that I might not get disability for it then if it comes back negative for it.

I was told a couple times once you get prescribed a CPAP machine its basically a guarenteed 50 %.

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Sleep apnea is not a condition that will just go away. Even if you have a negative sleep study, you will still get a C & P exam and the doctor will have to give you a diagnosis. Try not to stress yourself about what VA will do or not do. If I remember correctly, you are still on active duty and already have a diagnosis, so it will be hard for VA to deny it. Yes, a rating for sleep apnea is 50% with the use of a CPAP machine.

For what ever reason VA wants every veteran to prove their conditions, you already proved that by having been diagnosed with sleep apnea while on active duty.

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I am Retired military. I had recently been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea requiring that I use the CPAP for the rest of my life. My first question for the doctor that diagnosed of having sleep apnea was how long has this been going on . The stated response was that I have had this chronic disorder for a long time. Although I do not have this in my military health records, I had snored alot while in the military which is attested by a statement from my former commander which wittness my snoring disorder. I have found a claim with VA for compensation of which in realtity I had this disorder while on active duty. Do I have a chance of winning this claim? During my sleep study it has been recorded that I quit breathing 33 times during the eight hour study. Sleep apnea does not occur overnight, it can be linked to PTSD also. I have a scheduled C&P scheduled appointment coming up to determine if I will be compensated for this disorder. Your comments are welcomed.

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