Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea originated in service and is related to his military service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his back disability have been denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to May 9, 2023 and 40 percent after that date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a VA examination to determine if his left knee disability and sleep apnea are related to service, including examining whether these conditions were aggravated by additional periods of active service.

The Board has granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease and spondylosis, as well as obstructive sleep apnea, both of which are deemed to have originated during active service.

The Veteran's appeal for high blood pressure was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to promulgation of a decision. The appeals for sleep apnea, respiratory disability, psychiatric disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, back disability, and shin splints are remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for sleep apnea. The claims for a higher rating for headache disability and service connection for sleep apnea are remanded due to new evidence received, as well as other procedural issues.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the OSA is proximately due to or aggravated by this condition.