Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

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

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a compensable rating for hearing loss, but remanded the claim for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease.

The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea disability as it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left ankle tendinitis, status-post arthroscopy.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 19, 2021, for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for an additional VA examination to determine if the Veteran has additional disability due to a December 2012 surgery and whether such disability was caused by fault on the part of VA.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed, and the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and a compensable initial rating for allergic rhinitis are denied.

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

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision could be made.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the other issues for further development.

The appeal to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted, and the claim of entitlement to service connection for OSA is also granted.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an adequate opinion on whether the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected psychiatric and/or orthopedic conditions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's obesity (caused or aggravated by his service-connected depression) is an intermediate step leading to his sleep apnea.

The Board remands the issues for a new VA examination to address inconsistencies in previous examinations and to obtain updated treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip strain, lumbosacral strain, GERD, and ED to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion on secondary service connection consistent with the Federal Circuit's holding in Spicer.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain to afford the Veteran an examination.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, but denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for his PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for left and right lumbar radiculopathy as well as obstructive sleep apnea, finding no current disability or evidence linking the conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for sinusitis and service connection for OSA, claimed as secondary to a low back disability, due to duty-to-assist errors.