Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, as recent evidence suggests a worsening of service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as it did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise causally related to active service, including due to toxic exposure during service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be related to the Veteran's service-connected right talus avulsion fracture residuals with degenerative changes.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected asthma with COPD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, GERD, and obstructive sleep apnea as they require additional medical evidence to support a determination of whether there is a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for acne, bilateral pes planus, unsatisfactory restoration of tooth and malocclusion, unspecified, a reproductive disability resulting from antenna radiation exposure leading to a child born with a birth defect, eczema, hemorrhoids, athlete's foot, an acquired psychiatric condition, arthritis, gastrointestinal problems, low back strain, sleep apnea as secondary to a low back condition, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including considering new evidence associated with the file since the April 2016 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition and right big toe condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an insomnia disorder as secondary to PTSD and assigned a 50% rating for tension headaches effective March 18, 2019. Other claims were either dismissed or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, a psychiatric disability, and a right shoulder disability due to incomplete evidence.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including PTSD with a rating of 70%, and remanded others.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder, greater than 70 percent. The claim for a heart condition was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and Gulf War Syndrome or a disability or disabilities manifested by gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory symptoms including lung symptoms, or other symptoms known by VA to be associated with Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

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

The appeal to reopen the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted, while the claims for service connection and a compensable rating for migraines are remanded.

The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea, considering whether it is secondary to his service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an additional opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused or aggravated his OSA.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to an inadequate medical opinion.