Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected GERD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his sleep apnea had an onset during service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia and PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, to include as due to herbicide exposure or as secondary to service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for left knee strain and service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for left knee meniscal tear and chronic rhinitis, but denied earlier effective dates for headaches and a left knee scar. Service connection was also granted for right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the etiology and any potential secondary relationship with the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches, both of which are found to be proximately due to the Veteran's already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected emphysema, adjustment disorder, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, but remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, sinusitis, and vasomotor rhinitis.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a spinal disability and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability with obesity as an intermediate step, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, right knee strain, and tinnitus due to the eligibility of VA treatment benefits not surviving the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for cataracts and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of service connection for sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, to include as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and secondary to service-connected depression, for additional evidence.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 20, 2019, for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea and denied increased ratings for left knee disability, depression, and other hip conditions.