Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and an earlier effective date of November 7, 2021, for the 50 percent evaluation of migraine disability.

The Veteran withdrew all pending appeals, as he is now rated 100 percent from November 22, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion that considers whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused or aggravated his OSA, and whether obesity served as an intermediate step.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board granted service connection for a sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied a higher disability rating for lumbosacral strain but granted an earlier effective date of October 7, 2020, for the award of service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to correct duty to assist errors, including an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation by PTSD and potential toxic exposure during service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating of 30 percent for sclerosing mesenteritis and mesenteric lymphadenitis, while denying service connection for hearing loss and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a direct link to active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative joint disease of the lower back, sleep apnea, bilateral chronic venous insufficiency, and a bilateral knee disability. The appeal was dismissed for an effective date prior to December 28, 2006, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted an initial 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain from January 12, 2017 to March 29, 2025, but denied a higher rating.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain from September 26, 2013, to February 21, 2017, and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent from February 22, 2017, to October 4, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty and have been recurrent since then.

The Veteran's service connection for sleep apnea and insomnia disorder was granted, while the initial rating higher than 10 percent for right lower extremity varicose veins was denied.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted service connection, and a TDIU from May 1, 2010 to May 2, 2018, as well as special monthly compensation from the same date are also granted.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypothyroidism, but denied increased ratings and remanded several other issues.

The Board remands the claims for a heart condition, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea to develop an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides in Southwest Asia.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for GERD, service connection for diabetes, glaucoma, sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to the Veteran's service, including his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic maxillary sinusitis and depression disorders.