Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing its causation and aggravation by other service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an effective date of June 16, 1997, for the award of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines and other conditions, preclude her from being able to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of the condition during service or a nexus to service.

The Board remands the case to obtain a new examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, considering its potential relationship with his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error related to an incorrect standard used in a private opinion and the failure to fully consider secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically whether the Veteran's left knee disability aggravated his obesity and if so, whether that aggravated obesity caused or contributed to the development of OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and left knee disability, as well as remanded his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities are the cause of his obesity, and whether that obesity is the cause of his OSA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain new VA opinions as a result of pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD), resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restored a 20 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder, while denying service connection for hypersomnia and respiratory disorders. The Board also granted increased ratings for migraines and left and right knee strains.

The Board granted service connection for the right ankle condition and denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the service-connected bronchitis with allergic rhinitis already includes OSA and is rated at 100 percent.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims for right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and a low back condition for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to allow VA to associate outstanding VA-authorized treatment records and obtain a new medical opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's assertions regarding secondary service connection with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as the August 2023 VA examination opinions are found inadequate and an addendum opinion is needed.