Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and increased the initial disability rating to 30 percent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal and hearing request for service connection for sleep apnea, mild acromioclavicular arthrosis of the left shoulder, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in their dismissal.

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

The Board granted service connection for OSA, restless leg syndrome in both lower extremities as secondary to OSA and remanded hypertension and GERD claims.

The Board granted service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, left knee strain, lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and bilateral radiculopathy of the lower extremities as secondary to a service-connected right foot disability.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and Meniere's syndrome (vertigo) but remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, a back disability, heart palpitations, and varicose veins.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on a finding that it began during the Veteran's active-duty military service.

The Board granted the appeal with respect to the timeliness of a September 2018 notice of disagreement (NOD) in response to an April 27, 2018, rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and alcohol use disorder, but denied service connection for low back pain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, onychomycosis, xerosis, and difficulty swallowing to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis, a rating greater than 10 percent for cystic acne, an initial compensable rating for scars associated with cystic acne, and various other conditions. The claims were either denied or remanded.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantial, gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes and associated obesity caused or aggravated his OSA.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on the Veteran's credible account of in-service symptoms and a positive medical nexus opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and impotence to ensure VA satisfies its duty to assist by providing the Veteran with VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between OSA and either in-service herbicide exposure or any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD and hypertension.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.