Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, and granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with an effective date of January 3, 2023. The claim for a rating more than 70 percent for PTSD was denied, and TDIU was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased ratings, granted readjudication on new evidence, and remanded several claims.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain a new VA opinion.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss, remanded claims for left ear hearing loss, GERD, thoracolumbar spine condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board granted direct service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, hypertension, recurrent lumbar spine disability, and recurrent sleep disability to schedule VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with generalized anxiety disorder due to an insufficient medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to provide an adequate opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is related to service or caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for alcohol use disorder and triphasic sleep disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, increased the rating for LEFT ankle traumatic arthritis to 30 percent, and denied increased ratings for various knee disabilities. The decision also remanded several other issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including acute sinusitis, cervical spine strain, and various musculoskeletal injuries, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence that the condition was related to the Veteran's service or his service-connected deviated septum.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, alone, has precluded all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him from June 1, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on the Veteran's exposure to sand, dust, particulate matter, and burn pits during his deployment to Southwest Asia.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a rash disability, lung disability, and obstructive sleep apnea due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent after January 23, 2017, for his low back disability and also denied entitlement to a TDIU prior to November 3, 2020.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for further evidence and examination.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, memory loss, and erectile dysfunction as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.