Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for PTSD, paranoid reaction, and sleep apnea was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of multiple review lanes.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

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

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the failure to reschedule VA examinations.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings, as new evidence has been received since previous denials.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between OSA and service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with reactive airway disease, asthma to a date prior to September 5, 2013.

The Board remands the claims for aortic valve stenosis with regurgitation, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), neck disability, and right upper extremity radiculopathy to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and asthma, as there was no new and material evidence received within one year of the October 2016 rating decision that denied these claims.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, except for an earlier effective date of November 10, 2020, for service connection for GERD.

The Veteran was denied a compensable rating for hypertension prior to May 27, 2020, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter. A TDIU was granted effective June 13, 2017, due to the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hiatal hernia (gastroesophageal reflux disease), and migraines as the VA medical opinions provided are inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disability and secondary to tinnitus, heart condition, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and alcohol abuse due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it finds that the AOJ failed in its duty to assist when it provided and relied upon insufficient and incomplete VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction to obtain a medical opinion addressing secondary service connection and toxic exposure under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a nonspecific respiratory condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and vitiligo due to incomplete military personnel records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence showing he has had a current diagnosis of sleep apnea during or proximate to the appeal period. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, was remanded for further development.

The Board granted a separate rating of 40 percent for TBI residuals and denied a higher rating for left arm weakness (stroke residual) and special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea with sleep disturbance, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain, residuals fractured right foot and bilateral shin splints, with obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to symptoms experienced during active service.