Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to a decision on appeal.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than June 6, 2016, for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 20 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Vietnam War era. The claims for thyroid cancer, melanoma, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused his obstructive sleep apnea.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect involving concurrent elections for review.

The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. Service connection was denied for gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes mellitus, left subclavian artery thrombus status post thrombectomy, and lumbar spine disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sinusitis were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for migraine headaches and an increased rating for lumbosacral strain, and remanded service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, headache disability, sinusitis, and sleep apnea, to include as secondary to sinusitis.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and service connection for OSA, but remanded the issue of an increased rating for sinusitis, including a separate rating for headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain and remanded several other claims related to service connection for various conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused or aggravated by his service-connected maxillary sinusitis.

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

The Board denied increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), eczema, and remanded the claim for total disability for individual unemployability.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and disability evaluations, as well as the TDIU claim.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for a VA sleep apnea examination to determine if the diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is related to active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and OSA due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring further development including VA examinations.

The Board remands the appeal to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's current service-connected major depressive disorder, headache disability, and tinnitus.