Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease to obtain additional medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's low back disability, as the most recent examination report is deemed inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for lumbosacral strain due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's assertions regarding his in-service exposure and sleep pattern.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, GERD, contact dermatitis, left ankle gout, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, left knee meniscal tear and gout, left big toe gout, left elbow gout, status post cervical fusion, and sleep apnea, as they are related to active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for hypertension, effective July 1, 2025. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, respiratory conditions, foot and ankle issues, knee and shoulder problems, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, IBS, and sleep disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, right ankle tendonitis, and dermatitis to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence shows it is etiologically related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether this disability began during active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including a claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA effective dates were granted as of July 7, 2020, but no earlier.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a VA examination and opinion.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed as the claim had already been favorably adjudicated by the Board in a separate decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, requiring a medical opinion on secondary service connection and a TERA examination.