Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed by the Veteran.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for sinusitis, service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to tinnitus, and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to both tinnitus and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether it is related to fine particulate matter exposure during service.

The Veteran has withdrawn all pending claims and appeals, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to review them.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, as well as initial 30 percent disability ratings for these conditions. The appeal was also remanded for further development on several other issues.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion regarding both direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The appeal for increased rating evaluations and effective dates was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) that was not signed by the Veteran or his authorized representative within the required timeframe.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed as the issue has been fully resolved in favor of the veteran.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for SLE and a 50 percent disability rating for OSA from March 24, 2015, to February 17, 2016. The claim for a higher rating for OSA after February 18, 2016, was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion that considers secondary service connection based on the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date prior to the specified dates.

The appeal for irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and sleep apnea has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain additional medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and an increase rating, dismissing all claims.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis and bilateral radiculopathy, hypothyroidism, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder on an aggravation basis.