Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as no evidence supported higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it needs a medical opinion with sufficient information to decide the claim.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability and an effective date of March 19, 2021, for hypertension and hemorrhagic stroke. Some claims were dismissed due to untimeliness, while others were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea secondary to service-connected PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's request for Higher Level Review.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied due to her failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, but denied earlier effective dates for the right and left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve.

The Veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals from rating decisions that denied service connection were denied, and the attempted appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain, granted the restoration of service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity sciatic nerve effective June 8, 2023, and remanded claims for a higher rating for ileocolic intestinal resection and GERD, as well as right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for various conditions, including amputations of toes, sleep apnea, migraines, sleep disturbances, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a new VA examination, as the previous opinions were insufficient.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatica as secondary to lumbosacral strain, and for lumbosacral strain. Service connection was denied for sinusitis. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and GERD but granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Some issues related to other conditions were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 31, 2017, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), based on direct service connection due to toxic exposure during deployment in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. Several conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for scoliosis and found that the reduction in the combined disability rating for bulging discs in the lumbar spine, lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and spondylosis from 40 percent to 10 percent was proper.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dizziness and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and obstructive sleep apnea, but remanded the claims for lumbar spondylosis and right knee arthritis due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, lung disability, and heart disability. The claims for migraines/sinus headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.