Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, sleep apnea, and vision loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding aggravation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to afford the Veteran a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to asthma, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an increased initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea but granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and special monthly compensation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding no evidence that the condition manifested during active service or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headache disability, skin disability, and erectile dysfunction to allow the AOJ to correct a duty-to-assist error that occurred prior to the issuance of the January 2023 rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and dismissed the claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and major depressive disorder with insomnia. The claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, sleep apnea, vertigo, hypothyroidism, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to obesity, which was caused by the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lateral collateral ligament sprains and ankle tendinitis.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it was proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lateral collateral ligament sprain, right ankle.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and gastrointestinal disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected asthma caused obesity, which in turn led to OSA.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an anxiety disorder to schedule VA examinations to determine their etiology.

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gout, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, a headache disorder, and hypertension to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity nerve condition, and left lower extremity nerve condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine as secondary to achilles tendinopathy of the left foot.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and earlier effective dates for several service-connected conditions, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.