sleep apnea va rating

the VA has a Dx code for everything and they have to be listed and submitted back to the VA for a rating on them. more paperwork and appts, i know. but, without the MS dx the secondary's could not be tacked on respectively with each of them carrying a disability rating themselves.

So I had one of the worst nights ever. I literally did not sleep. My neurologist at the VA gave me a prescrip (butalbital) for when I have a severe onset of a migraine. Like when I'm driving and it hits suddenly so awful it actually makes me jump like someone is stabbing me thru the top of my head into my eye. Well it has a barbituate in it and it was the first time I took it. I took it about 1-2 hrs before bedtime.

So I had one of the worst nights ever. I literally did not sleep. My neurologist at the VA gave me a prescrip (butalbital) for when I have a severe onset of a migraine. Like when I'm driving and it hits suddenly so awful it actually makes me jump like someone is stabbing me thru the top of my head into my eye. Well it has a barbituate in it and it was the first time I took it. I took it about 1-2 hrs before bedtime.

I had submitted an appeal on the disability rating the VA gave me for my service connected hearing loss. My contention was that due to my MS / PTSD that the effects of my hearing loss were greater than the VA was saying they are in the real world. According to the VA rules if a S/C disability make some other Non- S/C disability worse it becomes also S/C. Last week I found a hearing place that tested for Auditory Processing Disorder.

In fact there is also a notation in the records (I have seen them in the past) about how I forgot how to write my own name while filling in the appeal forms at the local VA office and had to ask the woman for help with that. The could bump up the PTSD rating to 100% since one of the guidelines for that rating is forgetting you own name. So I will be very busy for a while going to around 7 or 8 C&P exams at the VA hospital.

My phsychiatrist tells me that my Bipolar disorder and my ADHD are a direct result of my Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. At this moment my VA disability rating is being raised (hopefully) because my SLE is a service connected disability and the Bipolar disorder and ADHD are secondary conditions resulting from the lupus and require further review and a higher disability rating.

year old lady and long-term suffer of asthma, do not smoke and have never smoked, who as just been diagnosed with slightly hyper-inflated lungs, it was also noted on my CT scan and X-ray that I had scarring and air-blockage at the bottom of my right lung due to the asthma becoming fixed. Will this worsen over time and what can I do to prevent it. I am currently on ventolin/inhaled steroids and have a FEV rating of 93% would this class as COPD and should I be as worried about it as I am??

Snoring does often accompany sleep apnea, but just because you snore does not mean you have sleep apnea and vice versa. Minor sleep apnea is responsive to self-help remedies such as losing weight, eliminating the use of alcohol, tobacco, and sedatives; sleeping on your side, and regularizing your sleep hours. It would be best to see a sleep specialist for proper management and to ease your worries. Take care and keep us posted.

I'm not sure about the seeing things, but your heart rate being up could be linked to why you feel scared. And it could possibly be sleep apnea. Waking up frequently may also be a sign of sleep apnea, though one does not have to do this in order to have it. A reason you may be waking up could be because your brain is realizing that you are not getting enough oxygen, and this causes you to wake up. Your heart rate being up could also be due to lack of oxygen.

Does your son currently go through the VA for medical? The VA will not help pay a private practice or a public pharmacy for the medication but they will handle everything within the VA Health Care System and they do offer suboxone. I think they have been using for about 5 years or so. If he hasn't applied for health benefits yet he will have to get the paperwork in first. If you go to www.va.gov you can find a form to print off and mail in.

I am trying to find a link to med given to me by the military that may have caused sleep apnea. a friend said he read that some of the shots given to us before we went to the persian gulf could cause sleep apnea.

http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/ and they list the diseases related to AO exposure: "Veterans may be eligible for disability compensation and health care benefits for diseases that VA has recognized as related to exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides.

i was diagnosed with sleep apnea after sleep studies was done and i do not snore at all but i do snort from it

I have sleep apnea and i been having sleep apnea about 13yrs. now i been on a c-pap machine for a long time now. i just found out that i have autonomic neuropathy.could this be why my legs are hurting at night. could sleep apnea have cause this.

Ironically, I developed complex sleep apnea when the CPAP machine went above 4 or 5 (whatever the measurement of the air pressure was). I think the limit for sleep apnea was at a 5 on some rating, and I had a 5.4, which the doctor partially attributed to being overweight. Even the representative of the company I went to for the CPAP fitting didn't know how much the CPAP would actually help. The problem with using the CPAP at home was that I couldn't sleep very much at all.

Hi, Dr Carolyn Dean talks about sleep apnea and Magnesium supplementation . If you google : Magnesium and sleep Apnea. I have family members who also refuses to use CPAP, so they are trying Mg instead. Still at the starting stage. But what I could tell you is that snoring is definitely less.. :) Sleep apnea causes high BP, memory loss, headaches, poor concentration, fatigue and so many more.. So I'd say, give Mg Glycinate a try..

My husband was diagnosed with sleep apnea in spite of being muscular and trim. He has not been able to adjust to the cpap at all. Lately he has been exhausted, often headachy, feeling a bit light headed at times and over all unmotivated. He has been able to keep pushing through at work because he was raised on a farm where work is done regardless of how you feel. I recently learned that hypothyroidism can cause sleep apnea. Is this true? What step would you take next?

So, you could have obstructive sleep apnea and this is diagnosed with a sleep study. As you wait for your evaluation, you could avoid taking alcohol and quit smoking and try to sleep on your side as this keeps the airways patent. If any nasal blocks try to keep them patent with OTC nasal decongestants. And aim for optimum weight with exercises or long walks. Good Luck. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

I forget the number, but a high percentage of patients with heart failure have sleep disordered breathing. If you have sleep apnea and have been physician-ordered to use CPAP, then you really need to do so.

All the symptoms you describe and the high red blood cell count could be attributed to obstructive sleep apnea. I would question the validity of a sleep study that only lasted 3 hours, with you fighting “to stay asleep." You should definitely give the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device a fair trial. You also need to have further discussions with the sleep specialist, about his/her impressions of your symptoms.

I know I am grasping at straws on this but as continue to be diagnosised with other illness such as the sleep apnea it is becoming more frustrating that these illiness all stem from my weight.

ve read that a large percentage of chiari patients suffer with sleep apnea and was wondering if this is what is happening to me? Should I go to the hospital?

So last night I finally got to get some shut eye around 4. But I kept waking up because I couldn't breathe. I'm sure this is sleep apnea because my brother and my mom have the same issue sleeping. It was so bad I felt myself stop breathing several times and woke gasping for air :( I just want a good nights sleep!!!

that did my sleep study gave me the wrong info. I do not have sleep apnea but my oxygen levels were so low that I now have to wear oxygen at night. I have been sleeping better. Anyone else having this problem?

Hello :-) Sleep apnea and sleep disturbances can be associated with chiari, from what I've read. I have it, but don't have the bipap or cpap yet. Ask your NL for a sleep study and you will find out for sure. It can be a dangerous condition, so you definitely want to catch it and fix it.

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