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carolinian
Should I apply for sleep apnea now in a separate claim or try to connect it as a secondary condition to TBI and PTSD. I have another study scheduled this week. I am currently rated at 90% by the VA and I am on SSDI. In May of this year I filed for TDUI and my claim is currently in the Pending Decision Approval phase as of today. I did a sleep study in October 2014 and it was confirmed that I have mild Sleep Apnea.
Sleep Architecture: The patient had a sleep efficiency of 90%. He was studied for 384 minutes of total sleep time. Sleep latency occurred at 4 minutes and REM latency at 234 minutes. He was awake for 39 minutes after sleep onset. he spent 33 minutes in REM sleep, of which 13 minutes were supine REM. He was studied for 175 minutes of supine sleep. Sleep distribution was 1% stage 1, 79% stage 2, 10% stage 3, and 9% REM.
Respiratory Parameters: The overall AHI/RDI was around 6.5. The REM AHI was 19. There were 5 central apneas, 31 obstructive apneas, and 4 hypopneas. There was definitely a positional component. His supine AHI was 12, and his left-side AHI was normal.
Leg Movements: The PLMS index was 19.4 which was borderline.
Snoring: The channel recorded 128 minutes of snoring, and the technician noted moderate snoring.
Arousal Parameters: There were 51 total arousal giving an arousal index of 8.
Diagnoses: Mild obstructive sleep apnea overall with a strong positional component. Moderate snoring
Recommendations: The patient will be scheduled to undergo an in-laboratory CPAP titration study to assess his clinical response.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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If you were diagnosed with in a year of your discharge I do believe you will be service connected.
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