Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

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

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to ensure an examination is conducted as required by law.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not persuasively establish a relationship between the condition and active duty service.

The Board granted an initial evaluation not to exceed 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood for the period prior to August 8, 2023, but denied a higher rating since that date. The other service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 23, 2019, for the award of a 20 percent evaluation for degenerative disc disease and service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left inguinal hernia residuals and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), status post spinal fusion as of January 8, 2021, but denied ratings in excess of the assigned levels for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease prior to September 26, 2018, due to an inadequate January 2017 VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a stroke as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to additional evidence and a need for further medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion considering new evidence of potential toxic exposures in service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, sclerosing mesenteritis, and diabetes mellitus type 2 to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to toxic substances during his service.

The Board denied service connection for painful shoulder conditions, obstructive sleep apnea, and knee conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with scoliosis, as there was no evidence showing forward flexion less than 30 degrees or ankylosis.

The veteran withdrew the appeal in its entirety, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a VA addendum opinion addressing both direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board granted service connection for OSA, GERD, and IBS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.