Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and denied service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and remanded the claims for secondary service connection and TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for a sleep disorder (to include obstructive sleep apnea) to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its relationship with service-connected conditions and obesity.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the June 2022 Application for Disability Compensation is properly associated with the October 2021 intent to file a claim.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for a vision disability, to include hyperopia and presbyopia, and remanded several other claims including those for kidney, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lower extremity neuropathy, hip, knee, heart, neck, upper extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board remands the claim for a sleep disorder other than OSA to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including rescheduling an examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension as they did not meet the criteria. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed by the Veteran's request in a statement submitted on September 18, 2025.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate evaluation for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) alone, as it is not legally permissible to assign separate disability ratings for co-existing respiratory disabilities that are rated under Diagnostic Codes 6602 and 6847.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for lumbosacral strain was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea is as likely as not attributable to his PTSD.

The veteran's appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept the late filings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, and actinic keratoses.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain adequate medical opinions regarding its relationship with toxic exposure risk activities and secondary service connection.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 10, 2008, for the award of service connection for sleep apnea and asthma based on new and material evidence received within one year of a prior denial.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various disabilities due to untimely and improper Notice of Disagreement submissions.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.