Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the current disability is due to an in-service back injury.

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

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus, but remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain but granted service connection for radiculopathy in both lower extremities associated with the lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted an effective date of August 24, 2011 for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals regarding various rating decisions, and dismissed the attempted appeals.

The veteran's appeals for TDIU, increased rating for adjustment disorder, compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and service connection for hearing loss, sleep apnea, and tinnitus were dismissed due to untimely filings.

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

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a separate rating for insomnia and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to tinnitus and asbestos exposure.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and military service.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and hysterectomy (previously rated as disease or injury of the uterus) were granted, while other claims for service connection were remanded. An increased rating to 30 percent was also granted for the hysterectomy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, nervous condition, skin lesions, sleep apnea, and heart condition/atrial fibrillation, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and a heart condition, finding that these conditions are as likely as not related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied increased ratings for the status post thyroglossal duct cyst incision disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, colon cancer, arthritis, a respiratory disability (asthma/COPD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or links to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea and hypertension for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis to ensure that the AOJ makes reasonable attempts to obtain missing reserve treatment records and in-service hospital records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to November 15, 2017, due to a need for an addendum opinion.