Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on a nexus to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion that addresses weight gain as an intermediate step and considers obesity as a risk factor.

The Board remands the case to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability, including as due to obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an addendum opinion.

The appeal was granted for eligibility to direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the January 2024 rating decision for service connection for asthma with sleep apnea, but denied for SMC and DEA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion regarding its etiology, considering whether obesity was an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities and OSA.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to obesity associated with the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and musculoskeletal disabilities.

The appeals for increased disability rating and service connection have been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied a compensable initial evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for insomnia and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to the Veteran's service or his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and granted an initial 40 percent rating for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and dismissed the appeal for a neck disability due to the Veteran's withdrawal of that claim.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a higher rating than noncompensable, and the Veteran's symptoms were already compensated through his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and right ankle disability.

The Veteran is entitled to a minimum initial rating of 30 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea from May 5, 2022 to July 12, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine condition and associated bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies due to obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left elbow strain, right elbow strain, left knee strain, right knee strain, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, left hip strain, right hip strain, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, left upper extremity nerve disability secondary to cervical strain, obstructive sleep apnea, and a cardiac disability.