Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown to be related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the issues of increased rating for back disability, service connection for sleep apnea, left heel, and hemorrhoids, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 1, 2025, for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his sleep apnea had its onset during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart disorder, stroke residuals, sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain addendum opinions addressing specific risk factors.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus (flat feet) and remanded several other issues, including service connection for various disorders and increased ratings for the right knee. The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right knee instability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active duty, and there is no evidence of a link between his service-connected psychiatric disability and the condition.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia and increased the rating to 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome and pinguecula, while denying service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, bilateral pes planus, a neck impairment, and an increased rating for GERD.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 12, 2022, for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea with reactive airway disease and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, right shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff strain, and right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including bilateral wrist, ankle, foot, shoulder, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the condition, including whether it is related to service or conceded multiple TERAs and whether it is caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for bronchial asthma, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and a heart disability associated with the appellant's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The remaining claims were remanded to correct pre-decisional errors.

The Board denied increased ratings for various disabilities and granted earlier effective dates for service connection of scars, but denied an earlier effective date for individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for anemia and remanded the claims for sleep apnea and enlarged prostate due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for a back disability and RLE radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for a deviated septum and right wrist pain, while denying service connection for sleep apnea. The decision also addressed various rating issues and effective dates.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to the AOJ for a new medical opinion addressing causation and aggravation due to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis and the Veteran's lay statements were not competent to establish a diagnosis.

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