Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these appeals.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that weight gain/obesity was an intermediate step between the two conditions.

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

The Board granted an effective date of January 25, 2011, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for chronic lumbosacral strain and service connection for right leg condition was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a digestive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety disorder, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea. The low back condition claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claims for other conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion addressing its etiology, including whether it is related to service or caused by or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted the application to revise an April 2020 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), which severed service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and generalized headaches, but denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected GERD and orthopedic disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and right knee strain due to an inadequate medical nexus opinion.

The Board denied service connection for neuropathy/radiculopathy of the upper and lower extremities and sleep apnea, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for a compensable rating for sinusitis and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbosacral spine and assigned a 70 percent rating from November 15, 2022, for depressive disorder.