Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the Veteran not filing a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to November 11, 2020, warranting a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, vertigo, and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, as there was no evidence of onset in service or a relationship to service.

The Board granted service connection for OSA and an effective date of July 28, 2021, for the grant of service connection for esophagitis. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to July 28, 2021, for a 30 percent rating for GERD was denied.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis on a direct basis and remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, an effective date prior to August 10, 2023, for the award of service connection for rhinitis, and an initial compensable disability rating for rhinitis.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for seborrheic dermatitis, and granted effective dates of July 16, 2021 or August 20, 2021 for several other conditions, while denying earlier effective dates for some.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied service connection for a heart disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a migraine headache disorder, a sleep apnea disorder, a fungal infection of the feet, a neck disorder, a back disorder, an eye/vision disorder, and a hearing loss disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back and right knee disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, sleep apnea, and a tendon condition to schedule examinations to determine their etiology.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to allergic rhinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depressive disorder, and other specified stressor disorder, but dismissed the claim for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, but denied service connection for right and left ankle conditions and a cervical spine condition.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is not proximately due to or the result of an already service-connected left knee disability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD and pleurisy, due to an inadequate VA opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits, as there were no prior pending claims for increased ratings or TDIU that remained pending when these benefits were granted.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it related to the Veteran's period of active-duty service.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder. The left shoulder strain with subacromial bursitis was remanded.