Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions addressing specific questions regarding its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for migraine and tension headaches and obstructive sleep apnea, both linked to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings for various other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hypertension (HTN), but remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction (ED) due to a lack of current diagnosis.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a need for further development, specifically a VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a timely Notice of Disagreement not being filed within one year of the February 2023 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea had its onset in service. The claim for a skin disorder of the face to include razor bumps was remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain residuals and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, were found to preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no current diagnosis of OSA at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is caused or worsened by the Veteran's service-connected chronic sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder, right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and scar(s) of the neck. The rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for seborrheic dermatitis, finding that the condition did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 0 percent.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for revision or reversal of rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) without prejudice.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and lower gastrointestinal disorder, also claimed as irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for cardiac sarcoidosis due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 10 percent for rhinitis, but remanded the claims for a compensable initial rating for migraine headaches and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of increased disability evaluations for PTSD and lumbosacral spine strain with IVDS to correct an error by the AOJ.