Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while the appeals for other conditions were remanded for further review.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for foot pain, knee pain, low back pain, and obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for further development of evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to respond within 60 days of being informed that he selected too many Board review options.

The Board denied service connection for a lung condition and heart condition, but remanded claims for sinus conditions, headaches, kidney conditions, liver conditions, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for labyrinthitis/vertigo due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for sleep apnea for further development.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed because the issue has already been addressed and granted in a separate decision.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sleep disability to include sleep apnea, a psychiatric disability to include a depressive disorder and an anxiety disorder, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's unspecified insomnia disorder, and remanded the claims for vertigo, an intestinal condition, a bladder condition, and GERD.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a new medical opinion addressing all theories of entitlement.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected back disability, and service connection for sleep apnea and right leg radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board granted initial ratings of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with mild disc narrowing, 30 percent for cervical strain and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and 30 percent for migraine headaches. The right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome was denied a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board granted an effective date of July 30, 2020, for the award of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for restrictive lung disease and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an adequate VA examination and opinions, including a TERA opinion under the PACT Act.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the Appellant.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the current conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with IVDS, status post microdiscectomy from February 1, 2014, to March 22, 2023, and a 40 percent rating for right shoulder impingement syndrome (to include rotator cuff tear).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, disability manifested by skin rash and lesions on feet and hands, respiratory disability manifested by difficulty breathing, disability manifested by muscle pain and cramping, and joint pain in arms and legs, and chronic headaches, all due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, cataracts, status post right eye cataract surgery, and anxiety and PTSD as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for chronic lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis but granted 20 percent ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.