Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 100 percent for PTSD has been granted, while the claims for service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and sleep apnea have been remanded.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, and hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea and related conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and/or diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board also granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for dementia, PACT Act related disorders, and peripheral neuropathy due to a need for additional medical examinations.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 25, 2021, for the award of service connection for sleep apnea but denied earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The appeal for service connection for a thyroid condition and a bilateral foot condition (claimed as cold weather flatfoot) was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election. The appeal for right ear hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus and hallux valgus, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 7, 2015, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions and pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The case requires new examinations to properly evaluate the nexus between the claimed disabilities and either in-service events, VA treatment, or toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's OSA had its onset during his military service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during active service.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to active military service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, based on a favorable medical opinion that linked the Veteran's weight gain and obesity to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disability, including sleep apnea, as there was no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, but remanded the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the service-connected disabilities of right knee tendonitis and left knee tendonitis.

The Board granted initial ratings of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and 20 percent for right and left knee strains, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied entitlement to a higher disability rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded several other claims related to the veteran's knees, ankles, hips, and spine.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these appeals.