Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and dismissed the claim for joint pains, while remanding the claim for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain disability, based on private medical opinions that established a causal relationship.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, effective from August 6, 2021.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinea pedis and onychomycosis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied an effective date prior to March 5, 2023, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, finding that obesity caused by the lumbar condition was a substantial factor in causing the sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding a link between the Veteran's in-service obesity and the development of OSA.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied increased ratings and other claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder disability, granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act, and remanded several issues including direct service connection for sinusitis.

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

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct a predecisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, including degenerative arthritis and chronic back pain, due to incomplete evidence.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a non-jurisdictional procedural defect and the failure to file within one year of the relevant rating decision.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified headaches and remanded issues related to a rating increase and service connection for sleep condition, including obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), based on a positive nexus opinion from a board-certified physician assistant.

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by obesity which in turn was related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right knee strain, and right knee instability.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's claims.