Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for right and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, bilateral knee strain and left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome, bilateral elbow strain, bilateral foot degenerative arthritis, bilateral shoulder strain, and bilateral hand strain. OSA was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, to include sleep apnea, as there was no evidence that the condition was related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and a right thigh disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) prior to the Board's decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep disturbances (also claimed as sleep apnea) to obtain a VA examination and etiological opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, dorsalgia, and degenerative arthritis alone have prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment since August 2, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic/nonallergic rhinitis with maxillary polyps.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for dyspnea of unknown etiology and service connection for cardiac arrhythmia, dermatosis-left hand, cervicothoracic pain, radicular pain and paresthesia of upper extremities, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during the pendency or proximate to the filing of the claim.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and pelvic floor disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct errors related to toxic exposure verification and development of the Veteran's dates of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, depressive disorder, and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. It granted a 20% disability rating for the left and right leg disabilities but denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary incontinence, left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, left leg condition (knee strain), right leg condition (knee strain), obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus type II, heart condition, and hypertension. However, it dismissed the appeals for service connection for major neurocognitive disorder, MDD, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder. The issues of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches, OSA, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine. The rating for the Veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right wrist/arm was restored to 20 percent effective June 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a new examination or opinion, as the previous examinations were found inadequate.