Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to ensure a complete medical opinion is obtained, addressing direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include on a secondary basis, as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of sleep apnea.

The Board granted an effective date of September 10, 2010, for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, but remanded the claim for thyroid cancer due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the benefit sought in full had been granted previously, making the case moot.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea, claimed as breathing issues, to include as an undiagnosed illness or a symptom of a medically unexplained multi-symptom illness (MUCMI), due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and CAD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability but denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder and dismissed the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and enlarged prostate, as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to in-service exposure. The claims for blood in urine, sleep apnea, and right leg pain were remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, while the claims for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, and other spine and extremity disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to ensure a proper VA examination is conducted that addresses causation, aggravation, and secondary service connection including due to service-connected insomnia disorder and chronic kidney disease.

The claims for service connection for cervical and lumbosacral strains were reopened based on new and relevant evidence, but are being remanded for further consideration by the AOJ.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, and right knee disability based on new evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other issues.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, obstructive sleep apnea, and cervical strain due to a failure by the AOJ to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.