Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a skin disorder, bilateral hand neuropathy, glaucoma with severe visual impairment, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.

The Board granted an effective date of January 7, 2020, for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS), but no earlier.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected internal derangement of right knee with degenerative arthritis and right knee patellar instability, based on the intermediate step of obesity.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on a secondary basis, as due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active service or aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain and/or right shoulder strain.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma, sleep apnea, and centrilobular emphysema.

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff tendonitis, left and right shoulders, and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and intervertebral disc syndrome, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The appeals for an increased rating for service-connected migraine headaches and service connection for a lumbosacral spine strain have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it is at least as likely as not that the condition is causally related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to a service-connected lumbar condition.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sleep apnea, left foot fallen arch, and bilateral plantar fasciitis as there was no evidence of current disabilities or that the claimed conditions were related to active service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and scoliosis, as well as lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to these conditions, due to deficiencies in the evidence regarding aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sinusitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including hearing loss, facial scars, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, skin condition, sleep apnea, and various musculoskeletal issues.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records, Vet Center records, and a TERA examination under the PACT Act.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 11, 2020 for the service connection awards for IVDS, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus.