Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed because there was no prior adjudication of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and GERD based on the Veteran's credible lay statements of continuous symptoms since service, despite the lack of contemporaneous medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted service connection for a left knee disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for GERD and lumbosacral strain.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The appeal seeking service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed due to the Veteran not submitting a proper form and failing to timely file an appeal.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected allergic vasomotor rhinitis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for thyroid cancer, nerves (claimed as anxiety/mood swings), and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as no evidence supported equitable tolling or a time limit extension.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's separation from service.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with stimulant use disorder and alcohol use disorder, as the Veteran's symptoms resulted in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's back disability led to weight gain and obesity, which in turn caused his OSA.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings of erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and PTSD, as well as higher ratings for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and PTSD with TBI. The Board also denied service connection for sleep apnea and ADHD, and remanded the matter of entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's obesity, a known risk factor in causing his OSA, was caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, irritable bowel problems, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically obesity caused by those disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew the issues on appeal, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's migraine headaches began during active service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot tinea capitis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left hand osteoarthritis. The claim for diabetes mellitus was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.