Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, finding that his symptoms did not warrant higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, ischemic cardiomyopathy, aortic aneurysm as secondary to coronary artery disease, and arrhythmia as secondary to coronary artery disease. Sleep apnea was remanded for further consideration.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to the Veteran's service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, but granted a temporary 100 percent rating from April 14, 2021, through May 31, 2021, and a minimum 30 percent thereafter for the Veteran's right hip status post arthroplasty.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, as additional evidence and an opinion are needed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a more comprehensive medical examination, as the previous one was deemed incomplete.

The Board granted service connection for right hip pain, left hip pain, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected condition, but denied service connection for sinusitis.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the severance was improper.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to an incomplete medical opinion.

The Board remands all service connection claims for a back condition, left and right foot conditions, left and right knee conditions, right shoulder condition, and sleep condition due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, left shoulder, right shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for left and right post total knee arthroplasty, a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remanded several claims for service connection and initial ratings, including cervical spine degenerative arthritis with strain, left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy middle radicular group as secondary to cervical spine degenerative arthritis with strain, peripheral neuropathy of the left hand, peripheral neuropathy of the right hand, lumbosacral strain, a left knee scar, and a right knee scar. The appeal for TDIU was dismissed as moot.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability, but denied service connection for obesity.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, back condition, and bilateral knee conditions due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error and to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a cardiac disability, and tinnitus but denied it for chronic bronchitis.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for hypertension.