Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and obstructive sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied service connection for right and left hip strains.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected foot disability was dismissed, and the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right arm disabilities were reopened.

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU from January 23, 2015 to October 16, 2017 based on the aggregate impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment. The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), finding the evidence persuasively weighs against any relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's DDD involving the lumbosacral spine has been granted a rating of 50 percent since December 14, 2006.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, sleep apnea, and fibromyalgia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and central sleep apnea to correct duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for tinnitus, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, pain dysfunction in the right shoulder, and hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims and higher initial rating claim, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, vertigo, bruxism, and erectile dysfunction as further development is needed.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to persistent day-time hypersomnolence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's reported sleep disturbance in service and whether any of his service-connected disabilities aggravated his obesity, which is a substantial factor in causing OSA.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's service-connected bronchiectasis has contributed to the current severity of obstructive sleep apnea. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to August 10, 2022, was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with major depression, pituitary microadenoma benign neoplasm with migraine headaches, and asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with assigned ratings of 70%, 50%, and 30% respectively. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and lumbosacral strain, degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, spinal stenosis and IVDS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The carpal tunnel syndrome claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as the probative evidence did not support a finding that it had onset during active service or was otherwise related to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for restoration of a 40 percent rating and increased ratings for his service-connected lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only for a bilateral foot disorder, bilateral knee disorder, low back disorder, and sleep apnea due to a lack of timely filing.