Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sleep disability, including sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of the condition during active service or at any time thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.

The appeals for service connection for sleep apnea syndrome and hypertension were dismissed due to a concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis, as well as remanded claims for service connection for a right foot condition, COPD, and skin cancer.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was proximately due and/or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with obesity as an intermediate step.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, sarcoidosis, and bradycardia as the evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to fulfill a statutory duty and obtain a medical opinion as required by the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as due to a service-connected psychiatric disability.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and a left knee condition, to include surgery and bone spur, was dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic left ankle sprain due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for a respiratory disability was remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal was fully awarded in a June 2024 rating decision.

The claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding the evidence to be approximately evenly balanced as to whether the condition had onset during active service.