Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder and type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to OSA, for further development.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and records.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the necessary form.

The Board denied initial disability ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for various conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy and a 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, and remanded several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether it is caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability, including bronchial asthma and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims for hypertension and diabetes type II due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and GERD as secondary to a service-connected disability, but denied service connection for arthritis and polyneuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, as well as left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active service.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip and right knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, but denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent rating for a right wrist sprain.

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

The Board dismissed the appeal for revision of a February 1970 rating decision and denied the appeal for revision of a January 1971 rating decision, both based on clear and unmistakable error.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately considers lay statements of record.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, asthma with sleep apnea, and a left knee disability. It also granted ratings of 10 percent for certain conditions but denied an increased rating for bilateral acquired pes cavus (claw foot) and denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a medical link between the condition and his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence of worsening conditions within one year prior to filing.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted service connection for sarcoidosis and sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric condition, but remanded the claim for an initial evaluation more than 10 percent for left knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and right lower extremity nerve disability, finding no evidence supporting a current diagnosis or that the disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability was increased to 40 percent disabling effective February 18, 2020, and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and radiculopathy was granted. The Veteran was also granted individual unemployability from September 21, 2020.