Posted on May 29, 2015
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Many veterans have been denied their sleep apnea claims as not being service connected, although they have been granted disability for PTSD. I found an appeals case for such a claim where a court in Waco, TX used statistics from studies at Walter Reed that show Sleep Apnea is a result of PTSD. I hope this helps with your claim. http://www.va.gov/vetapp13/Files2/1316035.txt
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Not to be funny, I wouldn't even know if I have sleep apnea. My flight/fight center is permanently flipped to on in 1982 with other PTSD components. When I was working many days I would work 3 shifts a day; if I couldn't sleep, might as well work. They started me on Halcion at the age of 22. We have gone through all the standard approaches and every med combo all the doctors combined could think of. I have atypical responses to just about all meds. I recently discovered the joy of a nap! Who knew? And possibly sleep apnea could be a problem that complicates the other symptoms. My dad (32 year WWII vet) had terrible sleep apnea and there weren't many machines. I'm going to follow I finally got into a pulmonologist.
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Sgt Chris Cornejo
I like your humor and candid approach of this issue. When did this sleep apnea component start? I am new to the site. You can probably get the equipment on Amazon. Why cloud a viable case of PTSD with this? If your case for PTSD gets approved then the VA will help you with the sleep apnea. I went for the test years after I was approved because like you sleep was an issue. They were 100% ready to help. The sleep test showed no sleep apnea.
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I said it before... VA Claims are going to become more difficult to prove. You really have to ensure everything's well documented and ensure your ducks are in a row. I hope that Veterans can get taken care of it when the deserve the assistance!
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