Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral restless leg syndrome, and functional abdominal pain syndrome was dismissed as moot due to a prior grant of benefits.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical strain, finding it related to the Veteran's service. The claims for lumbosacral and left ankle strains were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety, granted a 20 percent rating for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity shin splints, and left lower extremity shin splints, but denied an initial rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for pseudo folliculitis barbae and denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for high blood pressure and sleep apnea to schedule VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and ensure all statutory and regulatory duties are satisfied.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition, restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, and higher ratings for allergic rhinitis, tension headaches, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified mood disorder and alcohol use disorder. The claims for chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and lumbosacral strain were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a left knee condition, and a right knee condition. The claim for a left shoulder disability was denied.

The appeal was dismissed for the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and service connection for migraine headaches was restored. Several claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain with spondylolisthesis based on the current evidence.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, a left elbow disability, and a headache disability, with an initial rating of 30 percent for the chronic sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee disability, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction as new and relevant evidence was not received. The Veteran's hypertension does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, unspecified depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and benign prostatic hypertrophy.

The appeal for a compensable initial rating for erectile dysfunction was withdrawn, and several claims for service connection were denied. Additionally, the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for various conditions and ratings for his disabilities were also denied.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus on an aggravation basis, but denied service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, type II diabetes mellitus, and hypertension based on the evidence showing a secondary relationship to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the weight gain and obesity resulting from his mental health condition caused OSA.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the notice of disagreement submitted by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the service-connected disability of hiatal hernia with GERD, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraines.