Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to obesity due to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and lumbosacral strain disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as obstructive sleep apnea, due to a failure by the AOJ to properly develop the claim by making reasonable attempts to locate the Veteran's service treatment records.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including peripheral neuropathy, COPD, gout, PTSD, OSA, and a thyroid condition.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and found that the proper effective date for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain is September 21, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claims for low back disability, right foot disability, and right wrist disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for hypertension, while remanding the claims for diabetes mellitus type II and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and allergic rhinitis, granted service connection for asthma with an effective date of August 5, 2021, and granted an earlier effective date of July 30, 2021, for the lumbosacral strain rating. The decision also remanded several other claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and GERD to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions, including whether they are related to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, finding no clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and remanded the claim for joint pains. The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with insomnia disorder and alcohol use disorder prior to October 24, 2021, but not thereafter.

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

The Board denied service connection for stress disorder, left shoulder condition, and gum disease. The claims for lumbosacral strain, right foot pain, left foot pain, and right shoulder condition were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety and denied higher ratings for the left and right knee disabilities, as well as service connection for various other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, foot fungus, coronary artery disease (CAD), left knee disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, macular degeneration, acquired psychiatric disorder, and right knee disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory disability beyond bronchitis with bronchospasm and bilateral hearing loss, but remanded claims for neck, sleep, low back, and right index finger disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving any doubt in the Veteran's favor and attributing the disorder to service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches.