Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, finding that the appropriate date was September 1, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for left and right knee conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error, specifically an inaccurate opinion based on incorrect facts.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his condition is etiologically related to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic low back pain to obtain a medical examination and opinion, as necessary legal determinations regarding the nature of the Veteran's pre-service condition cannot be made based on the current evidence.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and lumbosacral strain, but denied service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board remands the claim for a back disability to obtain an adequate VA examination and address the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service symptoms.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board granted the restoration of the 20 percent disability rating for a service-connected low back disability, effective December 1, 2023, and remanded the claim for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a duty-to-assist error by the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for left knee arthritis, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and left ring finger disorder due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, rheumatoid arthritis, and a compensable disability evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 20, 2017 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied earlier effective dates prior to February 4, 2021 and May 3, 2021 for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathies respectively.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the Board has dismissed the case.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as of January 30, 2023, based on the use of a breathing assistance device such as a CPAP machine.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and 20 percent ratings for radiculopathy, left and right lower extremities, sciatic nerve.