Thank you both for your advice, it is greatly appreciated. The issue I have is that everyone is amazed, including my private ear nose and throat doctor, that I suffer from sleep apnea.
I'm not overweight, do not have any structural issues, normal neck size and the only thing that he had pointed out over in the past is the amount of benzo type medication I've been prescribed and how that relaxed my throat at night leading to the sleep apnea.
As I've gone down on the amount of benzo type medicine, like xanax, it has improved but even with the cpap I still have about 10 episodes a night according to the machine.
I did deal with and encounter sleep related issues during my time in the service and that is documented.
However, back then I never had a sleep study.
It had been advised that I list it on my request for an increase for my gad, which is now shown on my records as ptsd, for there has been quite a bit of information regarding the connection between ptsd and sleep apnea.
It was also suggested that even if I get 0% at least if it gets worse, I'm in very good physical shape now, as I get older with weight gain that it is wise.
If you have any other advice it would be great to hear.
Thanks!