Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion, as the previous opinion was found inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the condition had its onset during active duty service and has continued since then.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected knee and ankle disabilities, for further development.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including efforts to locate and reconstruct the Veteran's missing claims file.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis from July 31, 2012, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and neurocognitive disorder, but remanded other claims related to diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, left ankle disorder, chronic fatigue, prostate cancer residuals, erectile dysfunction, and more.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and right knee disability.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of certain claims, and denied other claims based on a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or sufficient symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a right shoulder condition, tinnitus, hypertension, a right hip condition, bilateral knee conditions, and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities through an intermediate step of obesity.

The Board remands the claim for a new opinion on whether the Veteran's lumbosacral strain is secondary to his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, left ankle sprain, and/or right ankle sprain.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gamekeeper's thumb, left, plantar fasciitis, left, and carpal tunnel syndrome, right were denied or remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 24, 2021 for service connection for sleep apnea and eligibility for DEA benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct duty to assist errors and further address the nature and etiology of the condition.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis, but denied service connection for a back disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral pes planus, and gastrointestinal (GI) disability.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, a lung condition, and entitlement to TDIU.