Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service disease or injury related to obstructive sleep apnea and that the Veteran's current condition is more likely related to his weight than to his exposure to toxins during service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the service connection of lumbosacral strain and related lower extremity radiculopathies, but remanded claims for higher initial ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, OSA, low back disorder, left hip disorder, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's condition had its clinical onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, hypothyroidism, prostate cancer, sleep apnea secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, tinea pedis, and lumbar spondylosis.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, post-concussion migraines, peripheral vestibular disorder, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome thoracolumbar spine, lumbar right side sciatic nerve radiculopathy, lumbar left side sciatic nerve radiculopathy, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, and cervical right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of objective sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical examination and opinion.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and remanded additional issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an initial compensable rating for ED and circumcision with residual painful scar tissue, and remanded the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's OSA had onset in service.

The Board granted a 40 percent evaluation for sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, a 30 percent evaluation for femoral nerve radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), but denied an increased evaluation in excess of 40 percent for spinal stenosis and lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, for an addendum opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion, considering the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure risk activity and obesity.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the issue of a higher initial rating.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for frequent urination, service connection for acute sinusitis, and service connection for sleep apnea.