Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder. The other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar strain and tinnitus disabilities, dismissed the appeal for depression, and denied the claim for a left eye condition. The Board also granted service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted increased ratings of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve. The claim for service connection for right knee strain was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and hair loss, but granted a 50% rating for tension headaches starting December 22, 2022.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for femoral and sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, effective October 10, 2023. The issues related to increased ratings and service connection for sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and cervical spine disorder, finding no evidence of a relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a migraine headache disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension associated with herbicide exposure was denied, as was the request for an earlier effective date.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea as due to herein service-connected chronic sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. It also granted increased ratings of 20 percent for the left knee disability and 30 percent for the right knee disability.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding the propriety of proposed reductions in evaluations for lumbosacral strain and rhinitis, as well as denied a compensable rating for sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions, as the previous ones were found insufficient.

The Board granted service connection for left and right sciatica radicular pain, a disability rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain, and remanded the claim for a higher rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to determine whether the Veteran's pre-existing back condition was clearly and unmistakably aggravated by service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's major depressive disorder aggravates his OSA.

The Board denied service connection for depression, an anxiety disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a back disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms reasonably associated with these conditions.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for the service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on persistent daytime hypersomnolence.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a disability of the right hand and fingers, and disabilities of the right and left shoulders.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board granted initial ratings for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and radiculopathies but denied an increased rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed sleep apnea, including whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the appeal for an initial rating higher than 60 percent for Type 1 diabetes mellitus and dismisses the appeals for service connection and higher ratings for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and right shoulder strain due to untimely notices of disagreement.