Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected alcohol use disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and migraines.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and granted earlier effective dates for certain hip conditions, while restoring some disability ratings.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on a secondary basis, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor.

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 granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran had symptoms of sleep apnea during his active duty and those symptoms continued to the present.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral flat foot (pes planus), lumbosacral strain, and migraines. The claims for left eye ischemic optic neuropathy and disordered sleeping were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to her service-connected asthma.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including renal failure, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, blackout spells, swelling of the eyelids, diminished eyesight, sleep deprivation, and bladder incontinence. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis associated with residual scar.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea and left knee disabilities, but denied an increased rating for the left knee strain, limitation of extension. Service connection was also granted for depression.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing direct and secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to service-connected disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a disability manifested by chest pains, and increased ratings for PTSD with associated depression, anxiety, and insomnia, lumbosacral strain, and migraines headaches.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and lumbar spine disability, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension as secondary to PTSD, as well as the claim for a higher initial rating for right knee disability and TDIU prior to May 10, 2022.

The Veteran's right knee limitation of motion was granted a rating of 30 percent, and an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea has been aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA, as well as the claim for a higher rating for his low back disability, were denied. However, the Board granted an effective date of December 30, 2009, but no earlier, for both TDIU and DEA.