Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by ☠EmoKilla☠: Military question, in need of help?
Hello, today I went to MEPS. After all the evaluations and the physical they told me I passed and I was eligible to enlist. 30 minutes later they told me I was not eligible (disqualified) because on my medical history it shows I have sleep apnea. I had surgery (Rhino/Septoplasty) to fix it, and make my nose cosmetically better. All I told my recruiter was it was to make my nose cosmetically better (i was born with a cleft lip). sleep apnea completely slipped through my mind. So my question is:

If I get a note from the doctor (or some type of document) that did my surgery saying that I am all clear and all the symptoms of sleep apnea are gone, and send it to meps will I qualify?

Thanks ahead of time. I am going to loose sleep over this because I want to join the armed forces so bad.
I have talked to my recruiter. he is stumped too.

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Answer by *seventeen forever*
i dont think so, once they say no, its no

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Question by Anthony: Military Service Connected Sleep Apnea?
I was diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) a few weeks ago. I have been off of active duty for roughly 1.5years. Currently I have a disability claim for this condition, but while i was on active duty, i didn’t have any treatment or diagnosis of symptoms (I was a young marine who had no clue that snoring could be serious). Anyway, since I didn’t complain about any symptoms I was having on active duty, and the OSA diagnosis was just made 1.5yrs after discharge, what would my likelihood of receiving a service connection be? THE VA HAS ISSUED ME A CPAP SINCE THE DIAGNOSIS.

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Answer by MP_doc
Hi Anthony,

I have to tell you that I had pretty good experiences with the VA and disability rating… and I waited three years after discharge to file. If you don’t have a Veteran’s Service Officer I’d suggest you get one (I used the DAV, but VFW has good ones too, and the American Legion) so that they can help you navigate the process.

I don’t have any experience with VA disability and sleep apnea, sorry. But if you go to the discussion forums at http://www.military.com there are people who can answer your question for you (and some of them are VSO’s too!)

Good luck!

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Question by rupert: Military disability, Sleep apnea and out of pocket CPAP cost?
I am currently in the United States Army and I was recently diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. The doctor told me that I will have to use a CPAP machine to help me get better sleep at night. I have done some research and found out that I will be eligible for 50% disability, and some of the disability money will be used for CPAP parts. I was wondering on average how much “out of pocket money” do theses parts cost.
the first answer is great not to high of a out of pocket cost but I was wondering if there were monthly parts you need to buy and if so how much they cost

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Answer by Mr. P
The last machine that I got cost me about $ 400 out of pocket, total cost for the unit, hose and face piece.

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Question by Anthony: Military Service Connected Sleep Apnea?
I was diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) a few weeks ago. I have been off of active duty for roughly 1.5years. Currently I have a disability claim for this condition, but while i was on active duty, i didn’t have any treatment or diagnosis of symptoms (I was a young marine who had no clue that snoring could be serious). Anyway, since I didn’t complain about any symptoms I was having on active duty, and the OSA diagnosis was just made 1.5yrs after discharge, what would my likelihood of receiving a service connection be? THE VA HAS ISSUED ME A CPAP SINCE THE DIAGNOSIS.

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Answer by Common Sense
Likelihood is ZERO. Apnea is not caused by any known external cause.

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Question by Anthony: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the military?
Is it possible for a Marine in the Inactive Reserve to be recalled after having been diagnosed with OSA and requires the use of a CPAP?
more specifically, this condition was diagnosed by the VA, not a civilian doctor. Is this a condition that would not allow me to return to active duty?

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Answer by Tapestry6
Your inactive reserve the only way you would be called up is in a national emergency but I believe you are supposed to keep your unit informed of any medical problems that could prevent you from going active duty. I would suggest you contact your commanding officer to schedule a medical exam and bring any copies of paperwork from your civilian doctor with the diagnosis and what medications you are taking.

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