Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 2023, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and his military service.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to clarify their docket selection within the required timeframe.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder conditions, lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and bilateral hip conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, OSA, GERD, facial scarring, urinary frequency, and left knee degenerative arthritis due to a need for initial VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion addressing obesity as an intermediate step between the Veteran's OSA and service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, effective February 2, 2020.

The appeal for service connection of OSA, to include as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus disability, is remanded due to a need for an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no link to military service. The claim for bilateral flat feet with residuals was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a skin rash, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, shortness of breath, PTSD, OSA, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, CPS, and earlier effective dates.

The Board remands the claims for a mood disorder and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, GERD, and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 28, 2021 for the award of an initial 50 percent rating for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of all joints from head to toe, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, high blood pressure, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or etiological relationships to the Veteran's service.

The appeal for service connection for leiomyosarcoma is dismissed as the benefit was granted in a subsequent rating decision. The appeal for service connection for benign pituitary tumor is also dismissed due to simultaneous actions with respect to the same claim.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for hypothyroidism, diabetes type II, high blood pressure, insomnia disorder, and sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error and because these conditions may be secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected condition of hypothyroidism.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to an unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia on an aggravation basis.

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