Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to weight gain aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbar disc herniation with spondylosis and painful motion of his left hip.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The Veteran was also granted a total (100 percent) rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and bulimia nervosa, but denied service connection for intermittent explosive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, sleep apnea, and chronic constipation as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected GERD, finding that OSA is aggravated by his service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his symptoms likely began during active military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was dismissed, and the claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea was denied.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for obstructive sleep apnea with chronic bronchiolitis, effective August 15, 2022, but denied separate ratings for the individual conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), hypertension, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, skin condition, left knee disability, right knee disability, sciatic nerve disability, sleep apnea, and back disability, as there is pre-decisional error in the case and a VA examination(s) and addendum opinions are required to cure the error.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions as they were premature, and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a migraine headache disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted service connection for multiple shoulder, knee, and hip disabilities as well as increased ratings for cervical spine DDD, upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, and tension headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as entitlement to total disability individual unemployment (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder strain s/p rotator cuff tear, while remanding claims for service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, aortic aneurysm, and right wrist conditions.