Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for dizziness and sleep apnea, thus they are dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis and denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, while denying an initial compensable disability evaluation for status post benign bladder tumor removal surgery with urinary voiding dysfunction.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or etiological relationship to active duty service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for lumbosacral strain due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for tinnitus, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, and insomnia.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depressive disorder and peripheral neuropathy in all extremities, were granted with specific ratings. TDIU was also granted effective January 28, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus based on a favorable medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and ED, but denied service connection for right and left ankle conditions.

The appeal for service connection for a disability manifested by difficulty breathing was dismissed as the issue has been fully granted.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence, including VA examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's PTSD including unspecified neurocognitive disorder is granted a 100 percent schedular rating from March 19, 2012. The claims for service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction are denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing possible aggravation and whether obesity served as an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and left shoulder disabilities and his OSA.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and the Veteran's 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 Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, effective from the date of the AOJ's decision in September 2024.

The Board denied service connection for acne and remanded several claims, while granting a 10 percent rating for the headache condition from April 11, 2022, to May 5, 2023.

The Board remands the issues of increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and left knee strain to correct a duty to assist error related to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, ED secondary to a service-connected depressive disorder, and horizontal diplopia. The claims for a right shoulder disability, rash, and OSA were remanded.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for interstitial lung disease with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and denied readjudication of the claim of entitlement to posttraumatic stress disorder. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.