Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for his tooth condition, dismissed service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and remanded several other issues including TDIU, respiratory disability, bilateral hands disability, and nerve damage.

The Board granted separate 10 percent ratings for left and right knee instability but denied increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome in both knees. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board granted restoration of a 40% rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, awarded SMC at a half step, and remanded several issues including increased ratings for the back disability and radiculopathies.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current OSA disability had its onset during service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for acne is remanded.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for OSA, ED, HTN, acquired psychiatric disability, and right hip disability to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on new and relevant evidence received after the previous denial.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, but denied a compensable initial rating for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including weight gain as an intermediate step.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, left and right knee replacements, depression, anxiety, as there was no evidence of a current disability during the period on appeal. The claims for breast cancer and kidney cancer were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including secondary to back, knee, and ankle service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's reported symptoms and in-service toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating greater than 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and degenerative arthritis of the spine, as well as entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the Veteran's OSA is not secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, and remanded the claim for OSA due to a lack of an adequate opinion on direct service connection.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, denied an initial compensable rating for throat cancer, and granted service connection for left knee condition, right knee condition, lower back disability, migraines, and sleep apnea. The appeal for vertigo was dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to the AOJ for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is secondary to his service-connected right wrist disability.