Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection and rating appeals.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) solely due to service-connected persistent depressive disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded it to schedule a new examination due to an inadequate previous opinion.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, as the Veteran's condition was aggravated by his service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, but remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction, and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, dysphagia, and a back condition but dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 11, 2020, for the awards of service-connection for lumbosacral strain and left knee strain. The claims for service connection for sleep disturbances and insomnia were remanded for a VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to a duty to assist error in the prior VA examination.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative before a decision could be made.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to a service-connected disability, on an aggravation basis with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 17, 2021 for the grant of entitlement to individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and restored a 50 percent rating for other unspecified anxiety disorder and a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for a left knee disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for eczema and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to schedule a new VA examination due to an inadequate nexus opinion from the previous medical examiner.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of proper notice and scheduling of VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for further development and a new VA examination to address the theories of entitlement, including secondary service connection due to obesity as an intermediate step.