Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the June 2022 rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding that there was no formal claim or intent to file a claim for these benefits prior to August 1, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral carotid artery stenosis, cervical disc disease, thoracolumbar disc disease, Lewy body dementia with depression, sleep apnea, and others.

The appeal was denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected severe obstructive apnea, central sleep apnea and sleep related hypoxemia. However, a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities since January 9, 2020, but no earlier, was granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected right knee replacement and/or left knee impairment with obesity as an intermediate step, and direct service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected back disability with obesity as an intermediate step and whether his left hip disability may be related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be related to the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches, left leg shin splints with knee pain, and right leg shin splint with knee pain, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 7, 2017, for the award of a TDIU and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance but denied increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by obesity resulting from the Veteran's service-connected left and right knee strain disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for central sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically whether it is related to the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need for additional information.

The claims for service connection for alcohol use disorder, penile deformity, and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed due to untimely submissions. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, service connection for hyperlipidemia, and whether new and relevant evidence has been submitted to readjudicate a claim for benign prostatic hypertrophy. The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous opinions were found inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea to provide the Veteran with proper notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic sinus disability and an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for migraines, and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neuropathy and sleep apnea due to a need for additional medical evidence.