Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied a rating more than 10 percent for GERD and granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The proposed severance of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because the December 2023 rating decision was not a final decision.

The Board denied service connection for Sjogren's disease but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 19, 2019.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, as well as dismissed his claim for an earlier effective date for chronic fatigue syndrome.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for dermatitis, upper gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, sleep apnea, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, finding that the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected disabilities, was a substantial factor in causing these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for a cervical strain, OSA, chronic headaches, low back disability, and TBI to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion regarding direct and secondary service connection of sleep apnea due to PTSD, including aggravation and obesity as a factor.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 19, 2022, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for a VA addendum opinion to address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea disability was aggravated by his service-connected right ankle disability or is linked through obesity as an intermediate step.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and the increased rating claims for left ear hearing loss and cervical strain were dismissed due to procedural errors or untimeliness.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need to verify potential herbicide exposure at Fort McClellan.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 14, 2022, for a 40 percent rating for lumbar spondylosis, lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis and IVDS.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and physical disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle calcaneal spur and associated weight gain.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety and dismissed the appeal seeking readjudication of the claim of service connection for sleep apnea due to an improper concurrent election.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, heart disorder, low back disorder, neck disorder, traumatic brain injury, left knee fracture to include a strain with osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it clearly present during the Veteran's military service and diagnosed shortly after separation.