Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise etiologically related to such service, nor caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 1, 2014.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The appeal for the rating reduction of PTSD and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to withdrawal. The claims for service connection for a benign renal cyst and thrombosis, TIA or cerebral infarction were remanded for further evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion and ensure compliance with VA's statutory duties under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left shoulder, right shoulder, left arm nerve, and sleep apnea disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, a mid/lower back disability, a right knee disability, a neck disability, a left shoulder disability, a left hip disability, a right hip disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee, right knee, and lumbar spine, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD, denied a compensable evaluation for muscle tension headaches and sinusitis, and remanded claims for an increased rating for asthma, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its relationship to military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea before the Board made a decision.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence was at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current OSA began during his active-duty service.

The claim for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to follow the claim-processing rules' general timeliness requirement.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically obesity.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for service connection for infertility and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were remanded due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and cervical strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma and obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to tinnitus, due to a need for further development of evidence regarding in-service exposures.