Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a new addendum opinion to address whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his obesity, and if so, whether this obesity was a substantial factor in causing his claimed sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown in service, is not causally or etiologically related to service, and was not caused by or permanently worsened in severity by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher initial rating, and service connection for various disorders, including those secondary to the left knee disability with obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of a December 2008 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for disc degeneration lumbosacral, right hip disability, left hip disability, insomnia, and right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a causal relationship to events during active service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis (claimed as sinobronchitis), and bronchitis (claimed as sinobronchitis) but remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion regarding its etiology and whether it was aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The appeal of the proposed severance to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed due to procedural requirements not being met.

The Board remands the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle sprain, and right wrist sprain as further development is needed.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition, to include obstructive sleep apnea, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current disability is related to his military service.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for sleep apnea and remanded the service connection claims for a lumbar spine condition, left knee condition, and right knee condition.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for De Quervain tenosynovitis and service connection for sleep apnea to ensure adequate medical examinations are conducted.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claim for migraine headaches.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder from December 25, 2020, and dismissed the appeal regarding a proposed reduction in the rating for chronic sinusitis. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and denied a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The claims for asthma and left foot arthritis were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, chronic allergic rhinitis, and asthma as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions at any time during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to a service-connected somatic symptom disorder with depression, but remanded the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of sleep apnea, as no evidence was submitted within one year of the denial that would qualify as continuous pursuit.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea, and increased the ratings for migraine headaches to 30 percent and major depressive disorder to 70 percent.