Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate gland injuries, sleep apnea, DM, and hypertension, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service. The application to readjudicate previously denied claims for memory loss, teeth removal, and eye defects was also denied.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for an adequate medical opinion considering all conceded exposures.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for pulmonary sleep disorder, including obstructive sleep apnea, due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.

The appeal was dismissed as the proposed rating reductions were not final and appealable actions.

The Board granted service connection for epistaxis and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The anxiety disorder was granted a 100 percent rating.

The appeal for a higher rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine was denied, while the service connection claim for hypotension was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for evaluations in excess of the assigned ratings and service connection claims.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for MDD prior to June 14, 2023, and an effective date of February 14, 2022, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also granted entitlement to TDIU prior to June 14, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and degenerative disc disease, finding that the evidence is at least equally balanced in favor of a relationship to an in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and bilateral RLS, but denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for IBS and 10 percent for vertigo. The Board also remanded the claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but remanded other issues for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased initial ratings and service connection, effective November 18, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and diabetes for further development, including obtaining a medical examination and opinion to determine if there is a nexus between the conditions and toxic exposure during service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and for joint pain, claimed as fibromyalgia symptoms, due to an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea).