Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the remaining issues to obtain additional evidence, including medical records and opinions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 0 percent for scar status post ganglion cyst removal and remanded the appeal of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of lumbosacral strain, left knee instability with osteoarthritis, left knee limitation of flexion, left knee limitation of extension, and right shoulder bursitis, osteoarthritis, rotator cuff tendonitis, and repair as the VA examinations are found to be inadequate.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus, right hand frostbite, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea were dismissed due to untimely filings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disability, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to provide the Veteran with a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for OSA and migraines to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing their etiology, as well as any secondary relationship to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

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

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea as they are part of another currently pending appellate stream.

The Veteran withdrew all claims and appeals, leading to the dismissal of the issues.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, namely lumbar spondylosis, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and intervertebral disc syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected retropatellar syndrome, arthritis and meniscal strain, right knee.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral foot condition (neurological) and fungal condition of the feet for further development.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to the lack of a prior adjudication by the AOJ. Service connection for OSA as secondary to service-connected disabilities was granted.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition, to include intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's current lower back condition was incurred during active service and has continued since that time.

The Board remands the claim for a back condition, including degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than IVDS, lumbosacral strain, and IVDS, secondary to service-connected right ankle disability, due to an inadequate VA medical nexus opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its nature and etiology, particularly in relation to Gulf War presumptive illness under the PACT Act.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's OSA is related to his service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection for hearing loss.