Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions, but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for sinusitis but remanded the issues related to lumbosacral strain and leg radiculopathy.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection claims, as the evidence did not show a factually ascertainable increase in disability or entitlement to benefits prior to August 26, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are etiologically related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement not being filed within one year of a corresponding rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining SSA and CSRS/FERS disability records and scheduling a TERA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a mental health condition, to include PTSD; tinnitus; and sleep disturbance, to include obstructive sleep apnea, due to duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for sleep apnea, an initial compensable rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep apnea condition, to include as secondary to service-connected headaches, due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, assigning a 20 percent rating effective June 9, 2025. The claim for TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Gastroesophageal reflux disease and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, left lower lumbar condition, right lower lumbar condition, and left hand fracture dislocation left proximal 5th phalanx at MCP joint s/p reduction with degenerative arthritis to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support higher ratings or a link between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for heart problem, sleep apnea, diabetes, stroke, tinnitus, GERD, and hypertension as new and relevant evidence was not received to support the claims.

The appeal concerning the disability evaluation for the Veteran's service connected sinusitis was dismissed due to a written request by the Veteran to withdraw the appeal.