Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shin splints and denied service connection for tinnitus, while remanding claims for a back condition and sleep apnea.

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mental health disability of insomnia disorder due to an approximate balance of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the November 2023 rating decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and segmental and somatic dysfunction of the thoracic lumbar pelvic sacral region were caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee tendonitis.

The appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been withdrawn by the veteran.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of right knee, lumbar spine, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the severity of these conditions absent the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for restrictive lung disease, not otherwise specified (NOS), but denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 6, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a relationship between the condition and the Veteran's active duty or any service-connected disability.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased ratings, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss disability but granted an initial 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome. Service connection was denied for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and sinusitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for testicular cancer and obstructive sleep apnea to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted an effective date of April 23, 2001, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for fatigue, PTSD, and migraines due to untimely filings. The appeal regarding a proposed reduction of the eczema rating was also dismissed as moot after the AOJ continued the 30 percent rating. The issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndrome, to include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea symptoms began during active service and are at least as likely as not related to smoke inhalation from an in-service house fire.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and earlier effective date claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the evidence persuasively supports a link between the Veteran's current condition and his active military service. The obstructive sleep apnea claim was remanded due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for PTSD, as well as other claims for service connection that were not supported by evidence.