Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea disability, finding that the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected PTSD, was a substantial factor in causing the current condition.

The Board denied increased ratings for several conditions but granted initial 20% evaluations for left and right lower extremity radiculopathies, femoral nerve, from October 31, 2019, to October 5, 2022, and granted a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective August 14, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to the service-connected sinusitis and migraines secondary to the service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than 50 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety from the period prior to January 9, 2024. The issue of a higher evaluation for adjustment disorder with anxiety from January 9, 2024 is dismissed as moot. The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to readjudicate based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, pes planus, left knee tendonitis, right knee disability, and lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for headaches and remanded the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

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

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee osteoarthritis and bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for right and left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, a neck condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a right hip condition, and a left hip condition. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for migraine headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and an increased rating for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD) with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding the evidence to be in equipoise regarding its onset during active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his sleep apnea, and whether obesity, which is presumed due to toxic exposure during service, acted as an intermediate step between the service-connected disabilities and the current condition.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and denied the claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, effective date prior to October 26, 2021, for the award of entitlement to service-connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, and other claims including type II diabetes mellitus, head injury, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, hypertension, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during active service. The claims for a heart condition and respiratory complaints were remanded for further examination.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's OSA was aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or tinnitus, as well as other factors.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, bilateral shin splints, and Achilles tendon sprain, left.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, lumbosacral strain with mild spondylosis, and right hip disorder, diagnosed as bursitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's weight gain, which is attributed to his service-connected conditions, caused or aggravated his current obstructive sleep apnea.