Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a heart disability to obtain new medical opinions that adequately address the Veteran's lay statements of continuity of symptoms.

The claims for service connection for sinusitis, bronchitis, and sleep apnea are remanded for further medical evaluation.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding it not etiologically related to active service or the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for hyperthyroidism and denied service connection for glaucoma, sleep apnea, lung condition (including COPD and asthma), GERD, breast cancer, IBS, blood clots, and heart condition. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a recurrent lumbosacral spine disability and a recurrent disability manifested by memory loss for additional VA examinations.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for hemochromatosis and sleep apnea for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for his lumbosacral strain effective July 8, 2015, and the claim for an earlier effective date for total disability based on individual unemployability was denied.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to provide an adequate opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is directly related to service or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected bronchitis.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of January 18, 2022, for the 40 percent ratings for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities and lumbosacral spine disability, as well as a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis. The claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a need for further development of the record, specifically requesting that the Veteran provide authorization for VA to obtain private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and hemorrhoids.

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

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected reactive airway disease.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions was dismissed by the Veteran through his authorized representative.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, left knee chondromalacia, and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a VA examination and opinion regarding the likely etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), based on the evidence being in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's OSA was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder.