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Bowhntr;

That is a very good suggestion, a good friend of mine asked me and a couple of other guys that still keep in contact with each other to write a statement for him concerning sleep apnea. Long story short, those statements helped to get his sleep apnea diagnosed as service connected and he was able to get his disability adjusted higher. Biggest thing on having your buddies write those letters though is to not let them state something like, "I saw him have sleep apnea." These won't work, you need to have them write their statements that say that they observed that you constantly woke up through the night while on deployment causing others to wake, snored excessively loud, appeared very tired, inattentive, lethargic, and complained of never seeming to getting enough rest to feel good through the night. Some people have the gift of writing well, others don't so make sure you proof read and help your buddies put their opinions/observations of you on paper. We are our own best advocate.
Sleepy66, do you have anything in your SMR that shows you had trouble sleeping or were prescribed sleeping medication or anything like that? Reason I ask is that while on active duty, I was given sleeping meds for about 2 years (they didn't work BTW) before the doctor decided to send me for a sleep study test that showed mild to moderate sleep apnea and moderate to severe sleep hypopnea. Anyway, just scan over your records to see if you were ever given sleep meds or complained of exhaustion or similar symptoms. JMHO.

Brad