Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

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

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded claims for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an adequate opinion regarding the Veteran's theory of entitlement based on obesity as an intermediate step.

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

The appeal for a higher rating for migraine headaches with nausea was denied, and the appeal for service connection for residuals of right inguinal hernia was dismissed. Several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for GERD, but denied service connection for right knee pain, shortness of breath, and sleep apnea.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative, and therefore, it is dismissed.

All appeals for ratings in excess of the current ratings or service connection were dismissed due to impermissible concurrent elections.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, as the evidence did not show a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea until September 26, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for a medical addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by her service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion from a clinician.

The appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability rating for lumbosacral strain was dismissed as it was premature, and a compensable disability rating for telogen effluvium (claimed as hair loss) was denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and sleep apnea as they require further development, specifically new VA opinions regarding whether these conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), as it has already granted service connection.

The Board granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence persuasively weighs in favor of the claim.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for anorexia nervosa and remanded the claims for alopecia areata, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, a skin disorder, left big toe condition with chronic pain, infection and ingrown, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or housebound status.