Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as the evidence did not support a current disability. The appeal to establish service connection for sleep apnea was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for sarcoidosis with OSA and an initial compensable rating for chronic bronchitis with COPD to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. However, it granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the April 2025 decision on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for rhinitis and sinusitis, and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left-hand disorder, respiratory disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for migraine headaches as there was no case or controversy, and remanded the claims for right shoulder pain and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension and remanded the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for rhinitis, service connection for fatigue, headaches, muscle pain, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability, and for chronic headaches. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, a disorder associated with interpersonally aggressive behavior such as intermittent explosive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an increased rating for unspecified anxiety disorder, and an increased rating for the right ankle disability were denied.

The appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, depression, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep disturbances (now claimed as insomnia), and fatigue were dismissed due to improper concurrent elections.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability on a secondary basis, obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis, psychiatric disorder on a secondary basis, diabetes mellitus type 2 (diabetes) on a secondary basis, and hypertension on a secondary basis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the denial of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the appellant's lumbosacral spine intervertebral disc syndrome with strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder for further evidentiary development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction, dismissed the claim for dyshidrotic eczema and tinea pedis, and granted service connection for various other conditions including lumbar degenerative arthritis with IVDS, right and left lower extremity radiculopathies, right and left knee degenerative arthritis, chronic rhinitis, tinnitus, bilateral pes planus, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a testicular cancer status post-orchiectomy, remanded the claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient evidence.