Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate due to reliance on inaccurate information and failure to address additional evidence.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and TDIU.

The appeal seeking revision of the January 2017 rating decision that denied service connection for lumbosacral strain is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for IVDS with lumbosacral strain, finding that February 9, 2022 was the earliest possible effective date.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, allergic rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including associated weight gain.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral calcaneal heel spurs, but remanded the claims for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and cervical strain.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, left knee strain with osteoarthritis, and right knee condition.

The Board granted service connection for an other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for several other conditions including PTSD, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right leg shin splints, left leg shin splints, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, sleep apnea, insomnia, a right elbow strain, and a lumbar strain.

The Board denied service connection for rhinitis and a neck disability, but remanded claims for sleep apnea and sciatica due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims for back pain and migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while dismissing appeals related to bilateral knee disabilities and TDIU. The decision also remanded issues of anxiety, dementia, and a left ear (now bilateral) hearing loss rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and sleep apnea. The effective date for the grant of service connection for herpes zoster was not earlier than March 22, 2020. An initial compensable rating for herpes zoster was also denied. However, an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, a 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis, and a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder were granted.

The Board remands the service connection claims for rheumatoid arthritis and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an opinion on whether these conditions were aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence submitted was not new and relevant.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion and additional VA medical records.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed due to a timely Notice of Disagreement not being filed. The claim for service connection for headaches is remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a left hip condition to obtain fully adequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to depression and a transient ischemic attack, and hypertension as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea.