Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea, as aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, and ankle disabilities based on their relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The appeal for a rating more than 30 percent for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed, and service connection for sleep disturbance disability, to include insomnia, as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric condition, was granted.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 28, 2008, for the award of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and denied earlier effective dates for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea disability was caused by or underwent any incremental increase in disability due to service-connected MDD.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, status post laminectomy for disc herniation from January 14, 2020 (except for a period when a temporary 100 percent rating was in effect).

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to deficiencies in the evidence and examination opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, considering in-service toxic exposure and the Veteran's psychiatric disability.

The reduction of the rating for lumbosacral strain from 20 percent to 10 percent, effective January 24, 2024, was proper; a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on the Veteran's in-service symptoms and a current diagnosis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea secondary to service-connected disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an effective date of September 13, 2021 for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including non-allergic rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to active military service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD beginning March 16, 2010 and denied a motion for revision of an August 2007 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Board also granted service connection for alcoholism, major depressive disorder, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, sleep apnea, and increased ratings for PTSD.

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