Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

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

The appeal for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, gastrointestinal disability, sleep apnea, skin disability, Dupuytren's contracture, and Peyronie's disease, is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for hair loss and a cyst were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD and/or hiatal hernia, as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or that these conditions were otherwise related to his active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a new VA opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's lay statements and the private medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as the evidence did not show that the condition had its onset during service or was related to any incident in service.

The appeals for initial ratings in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea and a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder strain were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, higher ratings for the same condition, a rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus, and a rating greater than 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with spondylosis. However, it granted an earlier effective date of April 29, 2023, for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, anorexia, and bulimia, headaches, lumbosacral strain, right and left hip strain, and vertigo, have prevented her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful occupation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional, duty-to-assist errors and obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a need for a new VA examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

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

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder, anxious distress, and traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic migraine type headaches but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

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

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to determine the nature and cause of any respiratory disorder, including sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown in service, is not causally or etiologically related to service, and was not caused by or permanently worsened in severity by a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic lymphoid leukemia and various musculoskeletal conditions due to insufficient evidence and errors in the initial decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder due to insufficient evidence.