Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right shoulder, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain complete service treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to allow further development and consideration of evidence related to the Veteran's obesity as an intermediate step in causing his OSA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain additional medical evidence regarding its relationship to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error, including the need to obtain private treatment records and an adequate medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected psychiatric disability, service connection for persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), and service connection for hypertension. The claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, dermatosis, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active duty, and was not secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and a sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea, as new VA medical opinions are necessary.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and denied higher ratings for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine, left leg radiculopathy, hemorrhoids, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active service and no evidence that it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disability, for further development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions and granted service connection for a few others, including tinea pedis, bilateral dry eye syndrome, right shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability (secondary), right knee disability (secondary), and right ankle disability (secondary).

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