Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and also granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another.

The Board granted an effective date of June 15, 2016, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for cardiomyopathy on a secondary basis.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus to September 23, 2020 and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, hypothyroidism, neck disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and osteoarthritis.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for the service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on persistent daytime hypersomnolence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected COPD has aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified insomnia disorder and other service-connected disabilities, an effective date of March 8, 2022, for tinnitus, denied an earlier effective date prior to January 30, 2020, for sleep apnea, and granted a 30 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, effective August 27, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current OSA disability was incurred in service.

The appeal concerning service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for right and left thigh pain, right and left ankle pain, lumbosacral strain, right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and lymphedema of the lower extremities. The claim for service connection for right sciatica pain was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubts in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to his in-service toxin exposure.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a headache disability and obstructive sleep apnea for further development, including obtaining addendum opinions.

The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 2014, for a rating of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to ensure that the medical opinion addresses whether any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn contributed to his sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding a link to the Veteran's service-connected wrist and bilateral knee disabilities that caused obesity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and radiculopathy in both lower extremities, as the severity of his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a back condition, as the VA examinations of record are incomplete and do not address whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have aggravated his back disability.