Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the persuasive weight of the evidence is against a finding that his OSA is etiologically related to his active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to worsening by the Veteran's service-connected mental disability, finding evidence in approximate equipoise.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's service connection for sleep apnea was granted, while the claim for a higher rating for PTSD and additional claims for secondary conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on in-service onset.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a disability rating of 40 percent for bowel obstruction s/p resections with malabsorption syndrome from short gut prior to June 3, 2022. The claims for earlier effective dates for the evaluations of lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's OSA had its onset in service and is aggravated by his service-connected saddle nose with status-post septorhinoplasty for deviated septum.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, sleep apnea, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral shin splints to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding their relationship to the Veteran's service, including any toxic exposure during service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as due to burn pit exposure for an examination and opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a new opinion considering the etiology and pathophysiology of the condition, as well as to provide notice of the right to participate in a pre-decisional RO hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, finding that entitlement to such a rating did not arise until December 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and sleep apnea due to inadequate development of evidence regarding in-service toxic exposures.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, left hip strain, and right hip strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee strain.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a right foot disability and sleep apnea as the benefits sought have been granted in full.

The Board denied the appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus as it is already rated at the maximum 10 percent. The claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, low testosterone, and a neck disorder were remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, and disc degeneration in the lumbosacral region due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for restless leg syndrome and hyperlipidemia, and remanded claims for chronic kidney disease, kidney cyst, coronary artery disease with RCA stent implants, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, a skin condition, GERD, hypothyroidism, Raynaud's syndrome, and sleep apnea.