Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's election of review options.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, as no new and material evidence was received within one year of the final denial in September 2021.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to a need for an additional medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and left knee strain to obtain additional medical evidence through a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and residuals of boils on buttocks, but granted service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied it for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, as an adequate medical opinion has not been provided.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a direct link between the condition and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent evaluation for left knee meniscus, effective April 21, 2025, and an additional 20 percent rating was also granted.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and granted a 40 percent disability rating for right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, while denying all other claims.

The Board granted an effective date of June 15, 2019, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating greater than 30 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding private medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings, as well as a TDIU prior to April 8, 2022.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the condition and his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on the Veteran's consistent reports of sleep problems during and after active service, and current diagnosis of OSA.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.

The Board denied service connection for actinic keratosis, remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypothyroidism, and benign intestinal neoplasm to obtain additional medical evidence, and found no basis to grant service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.