Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to provide an appropriate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis and no credible lay or medical evidence linking any in-service event to the claimed condition.

The appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed due to untimely filings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and a right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease and headaches. The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis, hearing loss disability, hypertension, and sleep apnea were rated as non-compensable or the assigned ratings were affirmed. Effective dates of June 15, 2022, were granted for these conditions.

The appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and erectile dysfunction, as well as the appeals for entitlement to basic eligibility for VA loan guaranty benefits and an earlier effective date for eligibility to DEA, were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 11, 2018 for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral and thoracic strain.

The Board dismissed the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to untimely filings of a Notice of Disagreement, except for remanding certain claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis, chronic headaches, and OSA on a presumptive basis due to toxic exposure while stationed in the Persian Gulf. The claims for atherosclerosis, chronic headaches, and OSA were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the spine and degenerative disc disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for sleep disturbances as part of the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for a respiratory disability, sleep apnea, right hand tremor, and right wrist strain.

The Board denied an increased rating for sleep apnea with bronchial asthma, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings as a matter of law, having already adjudicated these issues in a previous decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a new VA opinion as the previous one was found inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea disability as it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded several other claims, including those for lung nodules with COPD, coronary artery disease, back scars, low back disability, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea to correct duty-to-assist errors, requiring new VA examinations with adequate rationale.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right and left hip osteoarthritis, chronic diarrhea with GERD, and service connection for fibromyalgia. However, a 20 percent rating was granted for the right ankle deltoid ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis.