Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obesity and his right knee disability.

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

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

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address the deficiencies in the previous nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and its potential connection to his service, specifically considering toxic exposure during his military service.

The appeal for an increased rating of the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of lumbosacral strain, right knee strain (flexion and extension), and migraines, with an effective date of May 10, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding no evidence that the condition was incurred in or related to active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected heart disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to a need for an addendum opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a sleep disorder (claimed as a respiratory condition to include obstructive sleep apnea) due to outstanding private treatment records and the need for additional medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for ringing of the ears and/or tinnitus, but remanded claims for a respiratory disability secondary to lumbosacral strain with kyphoscoliosis and special monthly compensation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the adequacy of VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied it for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain, spondylosis, and facet arthropathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in order to obtain missing VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart impairment, atrial fibrillation; obstructive sleep apnea; and prostate condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain, spondylosis, and facet arthropathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in order to obtain missing VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain, spondylosis, and facet arthropathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in order to obtain missing VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, finding it at least as likely as not that the knee disabilities caused or aggravated the lower back pain.