Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and major depressive disorder. The headaches and obstructive sleep apnea claims were remanded.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral feet onychomycosis, bilateral knee iliotibial band syndrome, and sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis, thoracolumbar strain, status post bulging disc and facet hypertrophy.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and denied it for chronic fatigue syndrome, while remanding several other issues including obstructive sleep apnea, lower back strain, and TDIU.

The Board grants service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and right knee strain status post ACL reconstruction based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and gastrointestinal disability, as well as a compensable rating for the latter.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and asthma due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records and updated TERA opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance and an earlier effective date for service connection of schizoaffective disorder.

The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and left knee strain, as well as service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for a mid/lower back condition and sleep apnea due to untimely filings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as remanded the claim for a low back disability.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA medical opinion regarding the direct and secondary service connection theories of entitlement to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right wrist sprain, lumbosacral spine disorder, right hip replacement, shin splints, and hypertension as further development is needed to obtain VA examinations.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and ensure an adequate VA examination is conducted.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 30, 2020 for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.