Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands all of the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining complete service records, Social Security Administration records, and VA examination and medical records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the condition, including its potential link to in-service asbestos exposure and obesity caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that OSA is aggravated by PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a current disability or sufficient symptomatology to warrant a compensable evaluation.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for a compensable rating of cervical spine and lumbosacral spine disabilities, thus the appeals are dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis/rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea as additional development is needed.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for back disability, service connection for various disabilities, and readjudication of the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is caused or worsened by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that it is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of September 7, 2017, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as due to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder or migraines with obesity.

The Board granted service connection for asthma based on the PACT Act, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, sleep disturbances, depression, and anxiety. The claims for a headache disability, sleep apnea, back disability, and infertility were remanded.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as it needs further development, including a new VA opinion addressing the theory of entitlement to secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically the failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for phrenic nerve paralysis with related left hemidiaphragm paralysis and sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected cervical spine and shoulder disorders due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions, including lumbosacral strain and radiculopathies in both hips and legs.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep apnea, finding insufficient evidence to support the claimed in-service stressors or a link between the current disabilities and service.

The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure or hypertension and sleep disturbance, to include sleep apnea, as the evidence of record does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as the evidence did not support a nexus between OSA and service or secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but supported a positive nexus with toxic exposure risk activity under the PACT Act.