Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, including whether it was caused or aggravated by toxic exposure during service and service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for the award of service connection for valvular heart disease with cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation, sleep apnea, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and male testis hypogonadism.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and tinnitus is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for a white matter lesion on the brain and sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion on whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and gout affecting the bilateral ankles, elbows, and right hand as there was no evidence of these conditions in or since service, and they were not shown to be related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.

The appeal for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disability is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as an earlier effective date for tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, unspecified anxiety disorder, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his sleep apnea began during active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee joint osteoarthritis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical strain and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to missing records that need to be obtained.

The Board denied service connection for heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea, finding no current disability in both cases.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder to include obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link between the condition and the Veteran's military service or his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.