Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the other issues.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and an initial rating of 30 percent for headaches, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and hypertension.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for burn pit disability, needle stick contamination, and sleep apnea was denied due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including radiculopathy of the left upper and lower extremities, bilateral knee scars, a headache condition, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disability, to include CFS, and remanded the claims for service connection for obesity as secondary to service-connected right and left knee disabilities and for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis.

The Veteran's PTSD, sleep apnea, and GERD were granted service connection as secondary to his already service-connected PTSD. A 70 percent rating for PTSD was also granted effective May 16, 2024.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision could be made.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder or bilateral knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as it is not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the appeal for an earlier effective date for award of service connection for lumbar spine disability, which was affirmed by a Court Order. The case is remanded to address a CUE claim in the June 1981 rating decision.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for melasma and rosacea of the face as it was not shown to be more severe than represented by the assigned 0 percent rating.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 20 percent for the left knee disability and service connection for a back disability, but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a skin condition.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), and the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) as they have been rendered moot by a subsequent grant of service connection.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to January 11, 2024, and in excess of 40 percent thereafter. The claims for a compensable rating for costochondritis, service connection for a right shoulder disability, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.