Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran has not yet been afforded a VA medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to the lumbosacral strain), right shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea (secondary to allergic rhinitis), and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD and restored a 40 percent rating for degenerative disease of the lumbosacral spine, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a cardiovascular disability and a lumbosacral spine disability on an accrued benefits basis, but denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disorder and a right ankle disability.

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

The Board remands the claim for a new opinion to address whether the Veteran's OSA is related to service or aggravated by his service-connected conditions, and whether obesity caused by a service-connected disability contributed to his OSA.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted, while effective dates for service connection for hemorrhoids and migraines prior to specific dates are denied. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic headaches, iritis of the bilateral eyes, and dermatitis of the bilateral feet.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and remanded the claims for an eye condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a psychiatric disability other than unspecified anxiety disorder, originally claimed as PTSD, and more than a 50 percent initial rating for service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board denied readjudication of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded issues related to obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding etiology and aggravation.

The Board remands the matter of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to PTSD with insomnia disorder, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted, while the evaluation greater than 20 percent for hemorrhoids is denied. Several claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for CAD, hypertension, and OSA to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on a presumptive basis.

The Board granted service connection for OSA, as due to obesity resulting from the Veteran's service-connected back, radiculopathy, and depressive disorder conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and bilateral pes planus, with obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is proximately due to the Veteran's already service-connected orthopedic conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.