Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for a respiratory disorder, immunity disorder, bowel disorder, and fatigue.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining outstanding service treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran is entitled to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from November 30, 2018, to February 5, 2020, due to his service-connected CAD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee, ankle, and foot disabilities via obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, but granted a 70 percent rating for his psychiatric disability from November 10, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between obesity and OSA.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for muscle myopathy/intramuscular hemangioma of the right temple, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and sleep apnea to ensure an adequate medical opinion is obtained regarding the nexus between these conditions and toxic exposures during service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and a heart disorder, but denied service connection for vitamin D deficiency. The Veteran was also granted a 100 percent rating for chronic bronchitis with obstructive sleep apnea and a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability (TDIU), as well as special monthly compensation based on the statutory housebound criteria.

The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated her non-service connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the service connection claim for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error; failure to obtain adequate opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for heart condition, sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis, hernia condition, GERD, PTSD, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder impingement syndrome, lumbosacral strain, left and right ankle sprains with degenerative arthritis, left and right knee retropatellar pain syndromes with degenerative arthritis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae with acne keloidalis nuchae.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed. The appeals for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left ankle disability and service connection for PTSD were denied. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's specific circumstances and any relevant medical literature.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion on its etiology.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 4, 2019, for the award of service connection for a left knee disability and denied increased ratings for painful motion of the left knee and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), while granting a separate 10 percent rating for a symptomatic cartilage condition of the left knee.

The Board denied service connection for migraines, sleep apnea, and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as the evidence did not show that it was related to in-service injury, event, illness, or exposure.