Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, as well as whether it was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, including obesity caused by his PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed, while the claim for insomnia was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the service-connected PTSD based on positive medical opinions and an approximate balance of evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee pain, patellofemoral syndrome, and recurrent dermatitis/eczema of the posterior neck and bilateral hands due to untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) filings.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 1, 2019 for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a TERA examination due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disorders, including obesity.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of OSA, including as secondary to tinnitus with insomnia disorder, due to an inadequate medical opinion and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and OSA to obtain a new medical opinion addressing the impact of both the Veteran's PTSD and right knee disability, considering all relevant evidence of record.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or contributed to obesity, and if so, whether this obesity was a substantial factor in causing OSA.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for GERD and service connection for ulcers, while dismissing the claims for chronic headaches and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran does not have a current disability for VA purposes. The claims for service connection for PTSD, sleep disturbances, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to an invalid notice of disagreement.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 18, 2014, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for an extraschedular total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to April 30, 2020, as it needs additional medical evidence to differentiate between symptoms attributable to service-connected and non-service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including vision disability, bilateral hearing loss, hypercholesterolemia, knee disabilities, low testosterone, migraine, penile condition, sciatic nerve disabilities, and sleep apnea.