Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, bilateral ankle strain, and bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal conditions, including lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that no prior claim or reasonable assertion of secondary service connection was made before June 1, 2022.

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

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claims for increased ratings for the Veteran's knees, right ankle, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected back and neck disabilities, aggravated the condition.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating, denied service connection for OSA, and granted individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for a back condition for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for an anxiety disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and have continued ever since.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and sinusitis, and remanded the claim for sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as depression and denied claims for service connection for tinnitus, sleep apnea, carpal tunnel syndrome of both upper extremities, right foot, left foot, and various other musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's OSA, considering service and secondary theories.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome and sleep apnea syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected back disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, liver disability, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to address the etiology of sleep apnea, including whether it is related to service or secondary to other service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive and central sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder, to include as secondary to a left knee sprain. The appeal was also remanded for further development of the claims for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea.