VetDO

Thank you everyone for your comments. I'll go ahead and make an appointment with the VA hospital to get the new machine! Hopefully it will work out well this time.

Hello, First time user here. I posted earlier, but I don't know what happend to my post. So the bottom line is that, I received mild obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis right before I discharged from the Army few months ago. After the discharged, I received a CPAP machine from the VA hospital and moved to different state. I was told that I would need to setup an new CPAP machine at the new location. Just today, I found out that I've received 70% rating for my sleep and some other stuffs. My question is, do I have to use CPAP for rest of my life to receive my 50% for sleep apnea? I haven't used my CPAP because I get worse sleep. Will the VA reduce my rating if I don't get issued a new CPAP and continue with "treatment"? Thank you for your help. -vetDO.

Hello, FIrst time poster here. I was recently discharged from the Army, and was awarded 70% rating for Sleep apnea and some other minor issues. I got my CPAP machine from VA hospital after my discharged (did sleep study while active), and was told from the VA hospital to get issue a new CPAP because I moved out of state. Since then, I have received my rating (just today actually), I haven't used my CPAP because I feel like it is ineffective and I'm getting worse sleep. Will VA reduce my rating if stop using my CPAP from now on? Also, I been hearing that the VA will eventually reduce the rating for Sleep apnea. Is this true, and would I be affected with the changes? Thanks you for your respones!