Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, and his OSA is granted as secondary to obesity caused by his service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, adenocarcinoma of the lung, and scar, s/p left lower lobectomy to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea, also claimed as sleep problems and sleep disorder, to obtain an adequate medical opinion that considers all theories of entitlement.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, an increased rating for major depressive disorder with insomnia, and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder with insomnia.

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for the low-back condition and 50 percent for sinusitis, while denying increased ratings for the right-shoulder strain and service connection for left-leg radiculopathy, right-leg radiculopathy, and headache condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for asthma, and a higher rating for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis, a left knee condition, a lumbosacral spine condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) was granted, while his claim for high blood pressure was denied. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for chronic sinusitis and a 30 percent disability rating, which is the maximum schedular rating, for allergic rhinitis with polyps. The sleep apnea was denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to procedural defects and untimeliness of the notice of disagreement.

The Board granted a separate compensable rating of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, while denying an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for bulimia nervosa (eating disorder) based on a current disability and its association to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, as an adequate VA examination has not been provided.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea as the probative evidence did not demonstrate a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension and granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain effective March 6, 2020.