Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 1, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no continuity of symptoms. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed as the September 2023 decision did not address the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder tendonitis, lumbosacral strain, right ankle strain, and right knee strain based on evidence showing these conditions were incurred in-service.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, coccyx injury, and chronic ingrown toenails.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to bilateral flat feet, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, but dismissed the appeal regarding a May 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it to be directly linked to the Veteran's service and secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected hallux valgus, left foot.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and sinusitis due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to properly consider all toxic exposures during military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ankle conditions, lumbosacral strain with muscle spasms, and a right-frontal cortical brain-infarction (claimed as traumatic brain-injury) to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy and sleep apnea to allow VA to obtain outstanding medical records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma and sleep apnea, to include as secondary to asthma, due to a need for an additional medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and vision impairment due to a lack of evidence showing that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active duty.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic tendonitis of the right ankle.