Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, including whether it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on the Veteran's reports of onset during service and a diagnosis shortly after discharge.

The Board denied service connection for hot flashes, sleep apnea, iron deficiency anemia, and PTSD as the probative evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or due to active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to the AOJ for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to her service-connected bilateral pes planus via obesity.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of the December 2024 VA Form 10182.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to an improper filing of a notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle tendonitis with osteophyte and sleep apnea, but remanded the claim for left ankle disability.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals on April 28, 2025.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding it less likely than not that the condition began in or was otherwise caused by active service, to include as a result of toxic risk exposure activities (TERAs), or related to a service-connected disability.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and sleep apnea due to a failure to provide notice regarding the right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for cervical strain and a compensable rating for scars post-removal of squamous cell carcinomas, while remanding several other claims including diabetes mellitus, type II, diabetic neuropathies, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, left knee disability, traumatic brain injury with post-concussion syndrome migraines, and left hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining relevant treatment records and an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for gastrointestinal problems and PTSD, and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The issue of a separate evaluation for bulimia nervosa was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it did not manifest during active duty or within one year thereof, and is not related to any in-service event, injury, disease, or medication taken for a service-connected disability. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded due to the need for an etiology opinion.