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Sleep Apnea (Need a CPAP Machine?)
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Ranmic
I'm planning on filing a claim with the VA for Sleep Apnea. I do not currently have a CPAP machine and have not had a sleep study done at this point by my local VA Hospital. Should I have a CPAP machine and sleep study completed by my local VA Hospital before I file my claim?
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ShrekTheTank
That is what I did. I would start the file on your claim today. You can do you sleep study and see if you need a CPAP or not. Then you can file the claim or let it laps.
broncovet
File for benefits. If awarded, your benefits effective date is the later of the facts found (date the doc said your sleep apnea began) or date of claim, with some exceptions. By waiting to file, it
brokensoldier244th
Fyi, too, depending on your term of service and when it falls 3.317CFR covers general sleep disturbances as presumed as a result of Gulf War exposure, so, maybe you don't have apnea, per se', but you
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