Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected asthma with sarcoidosis and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied an earlier effective date for the increased 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis and remanded claims for service connection for left and right upper extremity disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, but remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no nexus between the condition and the Veteran's service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right hand burn and remanded several other issues, including entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a hiatal hernia surgical repair, and claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left hand disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, and cervical spine disorder.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diverticulitis is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the matter for further development to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion that complies with its March 2025 remand directives.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from December 6, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a neck disability, back disability, hand/finger disability, broken left leg, left leg cramps, left leg nerve disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding that they are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus. The sleep apnea claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for rosacea and dismissed appeals for initial compensable ratings and increased disability ratings for various conditions due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for idiopathic hypersomnia and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than IVDS of the lumbosacral spine were granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on PTSD with major depressive disorder prior to June 24, 2021, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for a VA examination and medical opinion, considering the Veteran's participation in toxic exposure risk activities during his service.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea but denied it for traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or additional compensation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence showing that his sleep apnea was etiologically related to a disease, injury, or event in service or to a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain additional medical opinions and address the Veteran's challenge to the competence of the VA examiner.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, as additional evidence and medical opinions are needed.