Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea but granted service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its etiology, specifically addressing whether it is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depressive symptoms and alcohol abuse.

The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted, making the case moot.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to fibromyalgia due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for panic disorder, OSA, and hypertension as secondary to a service-connected condition. The claim for diabetes mellitus was denied.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral knee strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an initial increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right shoulder strain with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and tendinitis, cervical spine spondylosis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, and thoracolumbar scoliosis and lumbar spine degenerative changes.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right leg sciatica with radiculopathy pain and paresthesia, but denied increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left wrist limitation of motion with ganglion cyst, and service connection for headaches, unspecified. Several issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including GERD, chronic kidney disease, COPD, a heart condition, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea, as additional development is necessary to address the Veteran's exposure to toxic chemical agents during his service.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches with migraines and obstructive sleep apnea, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD) with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that it began during active service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) housebound status, but dismissed the claims for initial ratings in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cardiac and pulmonary sarcoidosis and obstructive sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring additional development.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for sleep disturbances, to include obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to an anxiety disorder. The increased rating claim for the anxiety disorder was denied, and the heart condition claim was dismissed.

The Board granted an effective date of March 19, 2012, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.