Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as there was no probative evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding a nexus to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 11, 2021, for the grant of individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on persistent depressive disorder.

The appeal for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, L3-4 through L5-S1 is dismissed as moot. The application to readjudicate the claim for entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability remains denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted service connection due to its causal relationship with his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The other claims for service connection are remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty-to-assist error, including failing to provide an adequate medical examination.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while remanding claims for hypertension and a chronic sleep condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, left and right foot conditions, borderline diabetes, and sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to be adjudicated by the AOJ.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that it was at least as likely as not attributable to his weight gain and obesity related to those conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded the claims for chronic sinusitis and sleep apnea due to incomplete or inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left ear hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for sleep apnea and right knee condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from January 15, 2019, to March 14, 2020, and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent prior to that date or in excess of 70 percent thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and right knee strain, but denied an evaluation greater than 0 percent for allergic rhinitis.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome.

The appeal seeking service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.