Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The issue regarding diabetes mellitus, type 2, was remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and higher initial ratings for right ankle degenerative arthritis disability, left and right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left and right knee strain disability, as well as a TDIU due to service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that her current disability had its onset during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea on a secondary basis and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with obesity as an intermediary.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, prostate cancer, hypertension, bronchial asthma with chronic bronchitis, and CAD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, an initial 10 percent disability rating was granted for hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of OSA.

The Board remands the claim for a low back disability to correct duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the August 2022 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar sprain, spondylolisthesis, with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected adjustment disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, service connection for right leg radiculopathy, an initial compensable rating for migraines, and service connection for a left shoulder disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, and right knee strain based on evidence showing that these conditions had onset during active service.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error and schedule an examination to reassess the severity of the disability.

The Board denied readjudication of the claim for service connection for rhabdomyolysis and restoration of a 70 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder, both due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to afford the Veteran a VA examination and opinion for direct service connection.

The Board denied service connection for cervical degenerative disc disease and remanded claims for left sciatica radiculopathy, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, left knee ACL tear instability, left knee limitation of extension, and left knee painful flexion. The claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee pain, right shoulder pain, and traumatic brain injury were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's major depressive disorder and an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's headache disability.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for prostate cancer, service connection for an eye disorder, a cardiovascular disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain new medical opinions regarding their etiology, specifically whether they were aggravated by service-connected disabilities.