Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and tinnitus, but denied service connection for diabetes and other conditions.

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

The Board remands the claims for an initial, compensable disability rating for hypertension and service connection for sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neck strain and sleep apnea as additional medical evidence is needed to address the theories of secondary service connection, specifically regarding aggravation.

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 remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The appeal for service connection for headaches was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder and tinnitus based on the evidence of record.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction with benign prostatic hyperplasia is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because there is no evidence of persistent daytime hypersomnolence.

The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, left foot, and generalized anxiety disorder, while denying increased ratings for knee conditions and other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and weight gain caused by those disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder and an earlier effective date of April 15, 2022, for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, melanoma basal squamous, nasopharynx cysts, submucosal stomach tumors or lesions, and myelofibrosis grade 1 as no new and relevant evidence was submitted to support these claims.

The Board remands the matter for a fully adequate medical opinion addressing both causation and aggravation prongs of secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea based on a medical opinion that the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset in or is otherwise the result of his service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and other conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left arm numbness, seborrhea dermatitis, and sleep apnea as there was no persuasive evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbosacral strain, right shoulder strain, deviated septum, and asthma have been granted.,The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been denied.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, unspecified depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. It also granted ratings of 50%, 20%, and 20% for lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy respectively, as well as TDIU.