Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for adequate VA opinions on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or secondary to his service-connected conditions, including PTSD and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flatfoot with plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected condition, was a substantial factor in causing his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of OSA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea for further development, including a VA examination and consideration under the PACT Act.

The appeal of service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election and the subsequent favorable grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied it for a mental health condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn led to his sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, right ankle chip fracture distal lateral malleolus, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome associated with the right ankle condition as they were not shown to be related to or caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic joint pain, any acquired psychiatric disability, and obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, right knee, asthma, chronic fatigue, genitourinary, respiratory, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed conditions were related to service.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease with lumbosacral strain and lateral collateral ligament sprain of the left ankle to ensure a more accurate assessment of the severity of these disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a current disability related to an in-service injury or disease. The claim for service connection for a left knee disability was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the matter to obtain additional VA examination opinions addressing all theories of service connection for OSA, including as secondary to tinnitus and considering obesity as an intermediate step.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed as the Veteran did not file a Notice of Disagreement with the June 2024 rating decision that granted service connection.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for migraines effective May 15, 2017, and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected neck, back, right shoulder, and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension, and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been withdrawn and dismissed.