Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and chronic sinusitis, finding that the evidence supports a direct link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, finding no evidence that these conditions caused a sedentary lifestyle leading to obesity or were a substantial factor in causing OSA.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain a new examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety and tinnitus.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, NCD, and TBI prior to May 4, 2023, and restored the 10 percent rating for GERD effective June 8, 2023.

The Board granted restoration of a 30 percent evaluation for the right shoulder condition, effective August 8, 2024, and remanded the sleep apnea claim.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, tremors of the hands-bilateral, left knee condition, right knee condition, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. However, it granted service connection for chronic headaches.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during his active service.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine degenerative arthritis and disc disease with IVDS, radiculopathy of the RUE, LUE, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, LLE, and RLE.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent evaluation beginning May 25, 2023. Allergic rhinitis was denied for the period prior to June 24, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood chronic, sleepwalker disorder, and lower lumbar extremity radiculopathies. The claims for service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, and a TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, chronic heart failure as secondary to atrial fibrillation, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for a sleep disorder, specifically obstructive sleep apnea, due to TERA participation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain additional medical nexus opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is not secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent disabling for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and proper assignment of a combined rating of 90 percent as of March 3, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) under the presumptive provisions for veterans with service in Southwest Asia.