Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and denied higher ratings for the Veteran's right ankle, left upper extremity scar, right upper extremity scar, and posterior trunk scar.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and left shoulder strain as secondary to a lateral collateral ligament right ankle due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for GERD, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraine, including migraine variants, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for tinnitus, but remanded a claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to include as secondary to PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder for further evidentiary development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection to the AOJ for further development.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea but granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis.

The Board remands the claim for a sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), for additional development and compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to address whether it is related to a service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses the etiology of the condition, including its relation to active military service and any service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of sleep apnea, including whether it is caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with IVDS was granted a rating of 40 percent, but no higher, from February 16, 2021. The claims for increased ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy were denied.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for cervical strain, plantar fasciitis, PTSD, left shoulder condition, sleep apnea, and sinus condition as untimely.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and right and left knee disabilities. However, the claim for an earlier effective date of December 30, 2022, for pseudofolliculitis barbae with dermatitis was granted.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for a chest scar, bilateral foot condition, and bilateral knee condition. The claims for hypogonadism and back condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and individual unemployability due to a need for further development of the evidence.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for a respiratory disorder related to asbestos exposure for further development.