Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, but remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and related conditions, as well as obstructive sleep apnea and the Veteran's cause of death.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there has not been substantial compliance with a prior remand directive.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected respiratory disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to outstanding SSA disability benefit records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a sleep disorder, low back disability, and left lower extremity disability to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly fulfilled.

The Board remands the matter for additional development to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the November 2020 rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for a higher initial rating for cephalgia (headaches).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during her active duty and have persisted since then.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for left hip pain, right hip pain, left knee pain, right knee pain, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the matter for an additional medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is causally or etiologically related to his military service, including any symptomatology therein, and whether it was caused by or resulted from his service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, while remanding the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for asthma and remanded the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a skin disorder of the face (rosacea).

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of the condition during the relevant period.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was secondary to the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for a neck disorder due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) and remanded the claim for sleep apnea for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and readjudicated the claim for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, remanding the latter for further development.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.