Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis, and an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for panic disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and erectile dysfunction, and remanded claims for sleep apnea and a low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied an initial compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a gastrointestinal disorder, including GERD, history of gastritis, duodenitis, and/or peptic ulcer disease (PUD) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral tinnitus as a new VA examination is required to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty and were consistent with a direct basis of entitlement.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, finding that there was an approximate balance of evidence supporting this conclusion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or tinnitus, based on a nexus established by a private physician's opinion.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, left leg condition, right leg condition, and tendonitis. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a headache condition (claimed as migraines) and allergies are remanded.

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

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and spinal arthritis, back as there was no evidence of a current disability or an in-service injury or event.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for mood disorder and a compensable rating for scars, left hip and left shin (previously rated as bone graft, left fibula), and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the motion to revise or reverse on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a June 3, 2014 rating decision denying service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD, shin splints, and tinnitus due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with borderline personality disorder, based on a medical opinion that linked the Veteran's weight gain due to his PTSD and BPD to his OSA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting back condition was aggravated by his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia and denied increased ratings for other conditions, remanding several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a respiratory disorder (to include sinusitis), hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and alopecia as additional development is required before adjudication on the merits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, and OSA due to insufficient evidence.