Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability during or related to active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding no evidence that the condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury.

The appeal was denied for an extended temporary total rating, but the 30 percent rating for right ankle degenerative arthritis was restored. The Board remanded claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus II as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea (secondary to now service-connected rhinitis) based on the evidence of record.

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

The Board remands the claim for a sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea, due to insufficient evidence and the need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, RLE radicular pain, sinusitis, and an increased rating for PTSD. The claims for service connection for DM II, ED, headaches, left thumb disability and scar, right thumb, increased ratings for rhinitis, IBS with GERD, and OSA with bronchitis were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, chronic sinusitis, a psychiatric disability, lumbosacral strain, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for Barrett's esophagus, gastroparesis, obstructive sleep apnea, and degenerative joint disease.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and dismissed the claim for headaches. The claims for a higher rating for asthma and a sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea, were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a skin rash disorder, sleep apnea disorder, arthritic disorder, lung cancer, hypertension, male reproductive system disorder, and right hemidiaphragm disorder due to exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 5, 2021, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 USC chapter 35.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the rating for posttraumatic stress disorder to 100 percent, while denying or dismissing claims for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, based on evidence that the OSA was caused by and/or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI residuals, seizures, psychiatric conditions, vertigo, sleep disorders, and neurological issues in the upper and lower extremities.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown in service, is not causally or etiologically related to service, and was not caused by or permanently worsened in severity by a service-connected disability.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to status post excision ganglion cyst, left knee with chondromalacia of the patella was dismissed due to an invalid Board Appeal request signed by a former representative whose power of attorney had been revoked.

The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and right hand arthritis. The claims for lumbosacral strain, gastroenteritis, and thyroid eye disease were remanded for further development.