Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and denied increased ratings for PTSD, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and low back strain with IVDS.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, anxiety condition, and sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain and related conditions was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and readjudication of service connection for constant cough, sleep apnea, and unspecified anxiety disorder due to the lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his OSA had its onset during service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neck disability, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and left upper extremity radiculopathy due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted higher initial disability ratings for depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and lung cancer residuals, but denied a higher rating for tension headaches.

The Board granted a 10-percent rating for the Veteran's plantar wart right foot and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, and service connection was granted for bilateral pes planus and bilateral tinnitus. However, service connection was denied for acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), heel spurs condition, right knee, left knee, lower lumbar back, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic dry eye, chronic fatigue syndrome, constipation, IBS, and multiple finger disabilities, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or a link to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as dismissed his appeals due to untimeliness of his VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and depressive disorder due to inextricably intertwined issues and a need to verify the Veteran's complete periods of service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed as the issue was moot due to a later-granted rating decision that addressed the same theory of entitlement.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea secondary to a service-connected stressor-related disorder due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted ratings of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, while denying higher ratings for sleep apnea with COPD and chronic headaches. TDIU was granted based on the service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for asthma with sleep apnea, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this issue.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, gout, lower back disability, and sleep apnea. The initial ratings for hearing loss and tinnitus were also denied.