Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with secondary polysubstance abuse.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the likely etiology of the Veteran's condition, including whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise the December 2018 rating decision that reduced her disability rating for a lumbosacral strain, as there was no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to a right knee disability, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, service connection, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, except for granting a total disability rating from October 16, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, restored the bilateral eye herpes simplex keratitis with corneal scar to a compensable rating, and granted an increased rating of 20 percent from July 27, 2021, as well as entitlement to TDIU from August 27, 2022. The claim for service connection for hypertension was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the claims for migraines and a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar spine disability. The issues related to tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral knee disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with major depressive-like episode and anxious distress, but remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches and a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, but granted entitlement to a TDIU from April 14, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected insomnia, finding that obesity acted as an intermediate step between the two conditions.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the Veteran's GERD was aggravated by medication for his service-connected lumbosacral and knee disabilities, and OSA was caused by weight gain due to his service-connected lumbosacral and knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, TDIU, and SMC based on individual aid and attendance and/or housebound status.

The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and denied increased ratings for left knee, left ankle, and left foot strains.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as a pre-decisional duty to assist error requires correction.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative before a decision could be made.