Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including atrial fibrillation and irritable bowel syndrome, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not scheduling VA examinations when the Veteran was available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding no evidence of a nexus between the OSA and his active service or any of his service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the matter for further development and proceedings due to inadequate statements of reasons or bases in the previous decision.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for lumbosacral strain due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent sleep disability, bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, and leg disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a lower back disorder and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus to ensure a complete record is available, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee strains, as well as a lumbosacral spine disability, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hip early osteoarthrosis. The initial rating of 40 percent was assigned for the lumbosacral spine disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his active service or any of his service-connected disorders.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination and medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's obesity, attributed to his service-connected disabilities, aggravated sleep apnea.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain and unspecified depressive disorder as the VA agency of original jurisdiction had already granted these claims.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for cervical spine strain and lumbosacral strain, effective February 7, 2022, as the reduction in ratings was not proper. The Board also remanded entitlement to higher ratings for both conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, and cervical strain, and increased the rating for lumbosacral strain to 40 percent. The claim for a higher rating for the right knee was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and a noncompensable rating for obstructive sleep apnea, while denying service connection for a heart disability and an increased rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma but denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and dismissed the claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, noncompensable disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing its etiology, including whether it is related to active duty or caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbosacral strain, to include low back pain, a right hip disability, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression. The Board also remanded the claim for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to sarcoidosis due to an inadequate VA etiology opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for further development, including obtaining medical opinions under the PACT Act.