Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain to obtain outstanding VA treatment records and a VA addendum medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder contributed to his obesity, which in turn led to the development of sleep apnea.

The appeal of the proposed action to sever service connection for a chronic left foot disability, to include corns and calluses, was dismissed. The Board also denied service connection for an allergen disability and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder strain, left upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical strain, cervical spine strain, and left knee strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, left and right shoulder strains, right knee strain, left knee strain, right hand fracture, and cervical strain to ensure a thorough medical examination is conducted.

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

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

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea is etiologically related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a lumbosacral strain due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement and remanded the tinnitus claim for further development.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a valid appeal within one year of the rating decision regarding his claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating for lumbosacral strain and sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and granted an initial evaluation of 19 percent, but no higher, for lip strain with scar. The decision also granted a rating in excess of 30 percent disabling for post-traumatic headaches prior to February 21, 2017, and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent disabling for TBI from October 24, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded the claims for other lumbar spine disabilities, sinus disability, left knee disability, bilateral foot disability, left shoulder disability, and a compensable evaluation for a left arm wrist burn.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and records to ensure a complete record is available for appellate review.

The Veteran's service-connected atrial fibrillation with pacemaker and ischemic heart disease was granted a rating of 60 percent, but no higher, effective July 1, 2015.

The Board granted an effective date of March 31, 2016, for the award of TDIU based on a finding that the Veteran detrimentally relied on misleading VA communications.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea underwent any incremental increase in disability due to his service-connected coronary artery disease with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain as the Veteran's back disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for sleep apnea. The claims for a cervical spine disability and bilateral radiculopathy were remanded.