Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal seeking an effective date prior to September 29, 2023, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board remands the claim for a more thorough medical examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, including its potential relationship with service-connected disabilities and toxic exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for dermatitis and service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety condition, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve involvement and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and obstructive sleep apnea for further development, including VA examinations to determine their etiology.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to missing records.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for separate disability ratings for his service-connected asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, as they are co-existing respiratory conditions that produce breathing difficulty.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for shortness of breath, endocarditis, lipoma, and skin cancer as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The claim for peripheral arterial disease was denied due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis. Service connection for a back condition was also denied due to insufficient evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the current disability and the veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board made a decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in previous examinations.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip, knee disorders, and lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), but granted an effective date of November 27, 2023 for a separate 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but denied service connection for sleep disturbances as a separate disability and denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 4, 2017, for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied an earlier effective date prior to September 9, 2019, for service connection for migraine tension headaches.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as additional medical evidence is needed.

The Board remands the service connection claim for sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error related to notice of a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and a white lesion on the brain as the Veteran's attorney requested to withdraw these claims.