Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 20, 2021 for the award of service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis based on a direct service connection theory via the PACT Act.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, and remanded the claims for a left knee disability, right knee disability, and migraines due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for marginal zone lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine cancer, and sleep apnea based on the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during active duty.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy regarding the issue.

The Board granted service connection for marginal zone lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine cancer, and sleep apnea based on the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for marginal zone lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine cancer, and sleep apnea based on the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during active duty.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's trochanteric pain syndrome with limitation of flexion of the right thigh, as well as migraines including migraine variants.

The Board granted a separate noncompensable disability rating for bulimia nervosa and denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder, anxious distress, and trichotillomania.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition and right hip condition as additional evidence is needed to address whether these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder based on the severity and frequency of symptoms that caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate VA examination addressing all theories of entitlement, including direct and secondary causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding insufficient evidence to establish a link between her in-service environmental exposure and the current condition.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected musculoskeletal conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board granted service connection for a neurocognitive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, both linked to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted an effective date of May 6, 2019, for the grant of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The appeal is granted for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The November 5, 2019, VA Form 21-0958 constitutes a timely notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for her service-connected bulimia nervosa due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's back disability prior to September 29, 2020, and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the increased rating claims for post-concussion syndrome with unspecified depressive disorder, disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and patellofemoral pain syndrome. The appeal was remanded to consider SMC based on a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, left hip disability (degenerative arthritis and trochanteric pain syndrome), right hip disability (degenerative arthritis and trochanteric pain syndrome), and right knee degenerative arthritis.