Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and a right hip disorder but granted a rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain effective from February 7, 2024.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of September 21, 2021, for the award of service connection for granulomatous disease.

The Board remands the case to schedule a VA examination for an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, as the previous medical opinion was found inadequate.

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

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a foot disability.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that obesity was an intermediate step between his obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with IVDS and depression and anxiety with chronic pain syndrome.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claims for lumbosacral strain, migraine headaches, and acne. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and left wrist condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a more thorough medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted an evaluation of 70 percent disabling, but no higher. Other claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error regarding an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of November 15, 2020, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion considering unaddressed theories of entitlement.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the disabilities were related to active duty.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding whether it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left achilles tendon rupture with degenerative arthritis, including consideration of obesity as an intermediate step.