The VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claims eBook is HERE!
It has been 9 months in the making. I’ve reviewed every VA Sleep Apnea disability claim we’ve handled since 2007.
I’ve read medical journals, BVA decisions and Veterans Court Cases. I’ve talked to doctors, and I’ve talked to you.
“Put it to Rest! VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claims.”
Read an excerpt from the introduction below.
An Excerpt from the Book – When should you Consider Service Connecting Sleep Apnea?
The 2 most talked about injuries resulting from Iraq and Afghanistan – Traumatic Brain Injury and PTS (or PTSD) – are known to cause sleep breathing disorders like Sleep Apnea.
That means the tens of thousands of Veterans that fought in our 2 most recent wars are at high-risk for developing Sleep disorders like Sleep Apnea.
But Vietnam Veterans aren’t off the hook either.
As stated earlier in this chapter, there is a high degree of correlation – and in some cases – a causative connection between Diabetes Type 2 and Sleep Apnea.
We now know that Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam is a known cause of Type 2 Diabetes, and increasingly large numbers of Veterans exposed to Agent Orange are now being diagnosed with Diabetes.
This is why so many Veterans are claiming service-connection for Sleep Apnea: because the 2 biggest injuries in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are known causes of Sleep Apnea – and one of the biggest long-term travesties of the Vietnam War (getting doused with Monsanto’s Agent Orange) causes a condition which in turn causes Sleep Apnea.
Should you service connect Sleep Apnea?
Here’s what I say: File a claim for service connection of your sleep apnea if you believe any of the following:
Your military service was at least as likely as not the cause of your sleep apnea
A service-connected condition caused your sleep apnea
A service-connected condition aggravates or impedes the treatment of your sleep apnea
Your non service-connected sleep apnea aggravates, or impedes the treatment of a service connected condition
Negligent VA medical care caused your sleep apnea, or made it worse.
Why should you file a claim for service connection if you believe one or more of those things?
There are 3 Reasons, if you ask me.
1) Because sleep apnea that is not “asymptomatic” will interfere with your ability to work and hold a job. That’s what VA Disability Compensation was meant to reimburse you for – a portion of the loss of earning power resulting from a military injury.
2) Because Sleep Apnea is the fulcrum on which a Veteran’s long-term health is dangerously balanced. 30 years after your war, you may find yourself with conditions that your Sleep Apnea caused – or the Sleep Apnea may interfere with your ability to treat another condition (remember how Sleep Apnea caused an insulin resistance in some Type 2 Diabetes patients?). You are entitled to be compensated for the disabilities that result from your military service.
3) Because Sleep Apnea kills – directly by causing you to stop breathing while you sleep, or indirectly by causing conditions which shut down other systems in your body. Your surviving spouse and dependents will want to claim Survivors Benefits from the VA if your Sleep Apnea causes your death – so if you feel your military service in any way caused your sleep apnea, get it service connected as soon as possible.
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What else will you get in the VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claims eBook.
This last weekend, I received an email from a Veteran whose claim had been stalled at the VA for 2-3 years. He downloaded all 8 of my Veterans Law eBooks, and asked for an informal DRO Conference. He used the knowledge in the eBooks to improve his presentation at the DRO conference, and to strengthen how he presented his evidence.
The result? He received a full grant on his claims – everything he wanted – an $75,000 in past-due benefits. I’ll tell his story in more detail in a later blog post. But you know what his closing line to me was? “Thanks for your assistance. Saved me a year or 2 on BVA appeal and at least $15K in legal fees.”
That is why I write eBooks for Veterans folks – most of you CAN take back the POWER in your own VA Claim. And that’s what I want to do in the VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claims eBook.
I want to give you the POWER to know how to improve your VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claim – so you don’t have to hire a lawyer like me to do it. Or so you can keep tabs on your VSO and make sure that they are handling your claim correctly.
So, here is what you will get in the VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claims eBook:
Chapter 1. Sleep Apnea – What Is It?
Chapter 2. Why is it Important to Service Connect Sleep Apnea?
Chapter 3. The 4 Pillars of a VA Claim
Chapter 4. Sleep Apnea and Pillar 1 (Eligibility)
Chapter 5. Sleep Apnea and Pillar 2 (Current Diagnosis)
Chapter 6. Sleep Apnea and Pillar 2 (In-Service Events)
Chapter 7. Sleep Apnea and Pillar 2 (Nexus).
Chapter 8. Sleep Apnea and Pillar 3 (Impairment Ratings).
Chapter 9. Sleep Apnea and Pillar 4 (Effective Dates).
Chapter 10. Lay Evidence in the Sleep Apnea Claim
Chapter 11. Medical Evidence in the Sleep Apnea Claim.
Chapter 12. Putting it All Together: the 5 Most Common Sleep Apnea Scenarios
Chapter 13. Common Errors in Sleep Apnea Claims.
Also Chris there’s a world of online medical research connecting OSA with congestive heart failure and other cardiac issues.
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