New Member - Sleep Apnea Denied

[Slick]

Just found the site and registered today. Impressed with amount of info being shared.

Looking for recommendation. Claim for sleep apnea denied, hard to tie it to service related other than I spent 36 years in and was diagnosed after I retired. Need recommendation for a doc to provide an Independent medical opinion. Located N. Virginia.

Thanks

[jbasser]

http://www.craigbashmd.com/

He is expensive but you will not get any better as he i s a specialist in the VA.

J

[Pete53]

Welcome to Hadit.

[carlie]

Just found the site and registered today. Impressed with amount of info being shared.

Looking for recommendation. Claim for sleep apnea denied, hard to tie it to service related other than I spent 36 years in and was diagnosed after I retired. Need recommendation for a doc to provide an Independent medical opinion. Located N. Virginia.

Thanks

Welcome,

I am editing your topic title to add Sleep Apnea Denied

and moving it to the Claims Benefits Research Forum.

[RichL]

If you can also get a buddy letter documenting that you had sleep apnea symptoms while you we're still on active duty that should also help support your claim.

[Slick]

appreciate all responses.

as background retired Oct 04. Couple years later primary sent me to shrink and sleep med doc for "issues". Shrink said PTSD and sleep med diagnosed moderate sleep apnea. Both had me surprised.

Spouse statement is all I have as no barracks time with "buddy's"

Have come across a couple VA decisions that granted Sleep Apnea as secondary to PTSD.

What's the thought on submitting that as part of justification?

[Stretch]

Maybe you could request, from you Dr., to send you to a sleep study.