Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for a broken nose with deviated nasal septum was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its etiology, specifically whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused or aggravated the condition.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for right and left knee, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, and insomnia disabilities. The issues of service connection for a disability of the left and right hips were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during his active duty and are related to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion that addresses the Veteran's January 2017 service treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and residuals of a traumatic brain injury as further development is needed.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The claims for increased ratings for rhinitis, right shoulder scar, left shoulder strain, and right shoulder impingement syndrome were denied. The claims for service connection for foot disability, sleep apnea, GERD, and an increased rating for cervical strain were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with hypersomnia and exercise induced bronchospasm, as well as entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea with hypersomnia and a higher rating for left knee patellofemoral syndrome, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for lumbosacral strain, as there was no evidence of a valid initial claim prior to December 18, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to readjudicate the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as new and relevant evidence had not been submitted.

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral hip disabilities to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's low back pain, major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss was denied due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's obesity, which is linked to his service-connected disabilities, caused or aggravated his OSA.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to an increased evaluation for GERD and service connection for insomnia, as the Veteran had a concurrent Higher-Level Review (HLR) request pending. The Board remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and rhinitis.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded other claims related to obstructive sleep apnea, bladder condition, left knee disability, degenerative disc disease, bilateral hearing loss, and right shoulder disability.