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Thank you for the reply. I am unsure how to do number two since he was told he had it, but now we are told by VA examiner it was an error. And his current sleep apnea doctor told MyHusband that we didn’t need a letter that it wasn’t the way the VA worked. Not many doctors were we live are familiar with the VA system I thought about trying to find another doctor and use our Tricare and go to him and see if that doctor would write something.

Hello, We are in need of some advise. I’m hoping someone here can offer some advice. My husband and I really need it. While on Active duty my husband had a sleep study performed. He was sent off base for it. My husband was told by his primary he had obstructed sleep events, but didn’t require a machine yet. So from 2009 until he retired Dec 31,2015 obstructed sleep apnea was listed as a diagnosis. 2016 to now it’s been listed in his Va records. A few months ago his Va mental health provider suggested for him to get a current sleep apnea test. The Va sent him To get one. He stopped breathing over 25 times an hour and was fitted for cpap. He sent a claim for sleep apnea since he now needed a cpap. His claim was denied and it said In 2009 obstructed sleep apnea was added to his record In error and that he didn’t have while in service. So we looked through his record and see there’s a note saying his Dr called and told him it was a negative study. He was never called and told that. We found the sleep study report in his records.. He had obstructed events, but not over 5. He had 4 and some other events. The Dr that performed it wrote he recommended him to be retested and also have another type of test performed. He was never told this and the military Dr never wrote that in his records. and no follow up test was ever performed or wrote. He was continually told he had it and all his active duty records state it. When he would complain about being so tired the Drs would tell him it’s cause he has sleep apnea. We went to see his VSO and he told us to go back to the Dr who performed the newest sleep study test and have him write a letter stating that it didn’t happen over night and that he felt that my husband would have had it awhile. So we went there and showed the nurse practitioner the old test and explained what was going on and that we needed a letter if Dr would be willing to do so. She was all for it, she said he was suppose to be retested and never was and that he has had this condition that it didn’t just happen suddenly. She explains in the hallway to the Dr what we need and he comes in and tells us he won’t do it. That we are mistaken and don’t need a letter that the VA doesn’t require that. So we don’t know if we should just drop it or what our next step should be. Any advice is greatly appreciated Thank you!