Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for a VA opinion to address the etiology of the condition, considering both direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus is a result of his service. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no allegations of error for appellate consideration.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, GERD, and lumbosacral strain on a direct basis. A 30 percent initial rating was also granted for migraines including migraine variants.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during his active duty and is related to his service.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as it is at least as likely as not due to and/or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including OSA, cervical spine condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, and others, but dismissed appeals for obesity, TMJ, insomnia, left elbow, and right elbow. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected other trauma and stressor-related disorder.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, while denying service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and nuclear sclerosis and dry eye syndrome.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective July 20, 2021, but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more adequate medical opinion and address direct service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct an error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for separate evaluations for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, as they are not permitted by law.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis due to a clear and unmistakable error in a July 1981 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a left hip disability, while remanding the claims for service connection for right hip disability, bilateral foot disability, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD due to deficiencies in the medical opinions regarding aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied service connection for lower back strain, left knee strain or sprain, tinnitus, and generalized anxiety disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.