Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it was caused by obesity resulting from the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, including those for higher ratings and service connection.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea to include chronic bronchitis as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as it was proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle sprain, which caused him to gain weight.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but remanded the claims for a right hip condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and anxiety, as there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or a causal relationship between the conditions and military service.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and remanded the claims for bilateral athlete's foot, insomnia, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a new medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to ensure all relevant treatment records are obtained and a more thorough medical opinion is provided.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was withdrawn by the Veteran's agent and is therefore dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded several other claims, including those for essential tremors (parkinsonism), psychiatric disability, hypothyroidism, hearing loss, ischemic heart disease, pulmonary/ respiratory disability, blood clots, and aortic aneurysm.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings for left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy sciatica, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy sciatica, and chronic lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a direct service connection opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, cholesterol disability, and thyroid disability due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD). The appeal regarding an increased rating for residuals status post gunshot wound, left ankle, was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied service connection for various other conditions, including allergies/rhinitis, right hip joint pain inflammation - range of motion condition, left lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiates / chronic foot peripheral neuropathy, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, migraine / tension headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, sleep apnea, and right foot inversion. The Board remanded several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as a residual of a head injury, but remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes), hypertension, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 10, 2022.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion that complies with the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act) and to address a newly raised theory of entitlement.