Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct duty-to-assist errors related to the Veteran's back condition, left leg pain, hypertension, tinnitus, knee strain, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a VA examination and corresponding opinion addressing the claim on a direct incurrence basis.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims for left lower extremity varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis residuals due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 6, 2023 for the left ankle condition and service connection for right knee arthritis and sleep apnea as secondary conditions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to service-connected right knee, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied an earlier effective date, a higher rating for anxiety disorder, and service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction. The right elbow fracture claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a 10 percent rating for nasal fracture residuals and bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dermatosis, lumbosacral disorder, left wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, and IBS. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a VA sleep apnea examination to determine the relationship between the diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea and active service, including conceded toxic exposure risk activities.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, back, and tinnitus disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating from August 8, 2023, while service connection for persistent cough and sleep apnea was denied.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mental health disorder and orthopedic disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder with obesity as an intermediate step.

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.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring sufficient medical opinions on whether the conditions are caused by Toxic Exposure Risk Activities (TERA) exposures.