Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea to the RO for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded issues related to migraine headaches, lumbosacral strain, and right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 1, 2018, for the award of service connection for radiculopathy, right lower extremity, was granted. The appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disorder and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis and denied earlier effective dates for rhinitis, a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and a compensable rating for hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis with lung involvement.

The Board granted service connection for a kidney condition, but denied service connection for tension headaches and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a relationship between the condition and service. The claim for peripheral arterial disease was remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, as the previous VA examiner violated Buchanan v. Nicholson by relying solely on the absence of treatment.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle sprain, right knee arthritis, and left knee arthritis.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective May 22, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea on a direct basis and an initial rating of 100 percent for coronary artery disease from February 22, 2019.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 3, 2018 for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a 100 percent disability rating from that date.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown to have begun during active service or be related to an in-service disease or injury, and there was no evidence that the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and/or bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy caused his obesity which then led to the development of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board remands the claim for a VA sleep apnea examination to determine the relationship between the diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, obesity, and the service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraines, OSA, a neck condition, left ankle sprain, low back strain, bilateral foot and knee conditions, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, and bilateral hearing loss, as VA failed to provide adequate examinations.