Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, considering whether it is secondary to service-connected disabilities with obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board granted service connection for OSA, GERD, and IBS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between OSA and either the Veteran's service or her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for higher evaluations of lumbar spine disability and sciatica of the right leg to provide an adequate examination that considers the ameliorative effects of medication with regard to range of motion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that his obstructive sleep apnea began during active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and unspecified depressive disorder with psychotic features, but remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, hypertension, and stroke residuals.

The Board granted service connection for a right eye scar and denied service connection for sleep apnea, as well as a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, cervical strain, chronic sinusitis, and lumbosacral strain due to a procedural error in the Veteran's appeal. The claim for a migraine or headache condition was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be related to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, cervical strain, sleep apnea, and chronic sinusitis on a presumptive basis. It also granted initial disability ratings of 10 percent or higher for certain hip and lumbosacral conditions.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for respiratory conditions and service connection for kidney, prostate, bladder cancer, and obstructive sleep apnea due to outstanding medical records and inadequate VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD with major depressive disorder, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder, and denied the claims for a neck condition, traumatic brain injury, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine disorder, hypertension, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and remanded the claims for increased ratings for right knee meniscal tear.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder unspecified with major depressive disorder unspecified, with obesity as an intermediate step. The claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for the anxiety disorder was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, a lumbosacral disability, and right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate examinations and the need for further development of evidence related to toxic exposures.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a left shoulder disability, but denied increased ratings for PTSD and TMD, as well as service connections for chronic sinusitis, respiratory insufficiency, dyspnea, CFS, fibromyalgia, dermatitis, functional abdominal pain syndrome, bloating, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, IBS, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, left upper extremity neuropathy, and right upper extremity neuropathy as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or any incident therein.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, left upper extremity neuropathy, and right upper extremity neuropathy as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or any incident therein.

The Board granted service connection and initial ratings for allergic rhinitis, residual cyst removal right groin, chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, and migraine headaches.