Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The veteran's appeal for service connection for respiratory issues, sinusitis, and sleep apnea was dismissed due to a late filing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy and intervertebral disc syndrome, lumbosacral strain, with degenerative disc disease L4-L5 and L5-S1.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The other claims related to chronic urinary tract infections, diverticulitis, heart disease, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, finding that both conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and social anxiety disorder.

The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea disability, finding a relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an anxiety condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted an effective date of January 13, 2020, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for eligibility to direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits granted in a July 2023 Board decision and effectuated in a January 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not show chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention or cor pulmonale, nor a need for tracheostomy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, including obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the matter for an additional medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's lumbosacral spine disorder, specifically addressing his injury during a period of ACDUTRA in September 1988.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea were denied. The lumbar spine disability claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an initial rating of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine (neck). The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the case to afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine the etiology of his sleep apnea, as the previous examinations were found inadequate.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options under the modernized review system.

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

The Board granted service connection for an eating disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder as they are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep disturbances, diagnosed as obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the appeal regarding pseudofolliculitis barbae. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and hypertension were denied.

The Veteran was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis with acute sinusitis and an initial rating of 20 percent for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, while the claims for arthritis and increased ratings for lumbosacral strain were remanded.