Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis & separation condition, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee and thoracic spine conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right peroneal nerve, right total knee replacement with traumatic arthritis, and chronic lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and IVDS.

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis and meniscal tear residuals, but remanded the claims for a recurrent sleep disability to include obstructive sleep apnea and a compensable rating for TBI residuals.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety and depression; obstructive sleep apnea; left upper extremity disability; and right upper extremity disability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a medical nexus between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and OSA.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and pes planus, with obesity as a determinative intermediate step.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an evaluation greater than 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence of chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention, cor pulmonale, or the need for a tracheostomy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on evidence of symptoms beginning during military service and a medical opinion linking the condition to his 39-year military flying career.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for anxiety and depression due to new evidence, but dismissed these claims as moot because they are encompassed by the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a noncompensable rating for chronic allergic rhinitis, and remanded claims for chronic sinusitis, GERD, and OSA.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD and obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to toxic exposure risk activities, including burn pits.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD personal trauma with alcohol use disorder.

The claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, left hip strain, right knee strain, left knee strain, right ankle strain, and shin splints are remanded to obtain new medical opinions that fully address the Veteran's contentions.

All appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed as they were duplicative of previously addressed appeals or due to untimely filings.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip strain and lumbosacral strain with back spasm due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 4, 2015 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.