Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his cervical strain and unspecified depressive disorder with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis due to an insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected insomnia and his diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the current disability began during active duty.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, sleep apnea, IVDS to include as secondary to a right knee disability, left ankle disability, and right knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for further development and correction of pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the evaluations of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, and tension headaches.

The Board granted service connection for right knee joint osteoarthritis, left knee total arthroplasty, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability to obtain additional evidence and a new VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and sinusitis, but granted service connection for signs and symptoms involving the lower respiratory system due to undiagnosed illness. Sleep apnea was remanded for further consideration.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the VA examination did not adequately address the Veteran's lay reports of in-service onset.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss (right and left ear), migraines, a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis and lumbosacral strain, and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy. The claim for service connection for a left ankle condition was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, specifically to obtain private treatment records and an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his military service.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and a urinary frequency condition, as there was no competent evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to his service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, COPD, OSA, sinusitis, and asthma due to a need for additional evidence regarding toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected disability, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, namely lumbosacral spondylosis, was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of available Appeals Modernization Act review options.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain outstanding pertinent records from VA's VistA system.