Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise and affording the Veteran the benefit of the doubt. The claim for GERD was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an endocrine disorder, to include diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for additional evidence regarding potential exposures during service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including fatigue, bilateral eye disability, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, GERD, penile condition, left foot disability, and others. Some claims were remanded for further development.

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

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective May 1, 2023. The other claims were denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such nature and severity as to preclude his participation in any regular substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement. The appeals for a respiratory disorder and increased evaluation for low back disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for mood disorder and a 30 percent rating for tension headaches, while denying increased ratings for left hip/thigh impairment, left pelvic fracture s/p ORIF, lumbosacral spine strain, and service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his OSA had its onset during active duty.

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

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for headaches, a sleep condition (OSA), Parkinsonism (including Parkinson's disease), unspecified depressive disorder, CAD with atrial fibrillation, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy based on new evidence. The claim for hyperhidrosis was denied as no new relevant evidence was received.

The veteran was granted service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, while other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral hearing loss, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for right knee strain and left knee strain were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his sleep apnea had its onset during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits due to insufficient evidence of disability severity beyond the current ratings.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to PTSD, and migraines as secondary to PTSD. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss were denied.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings for various conditions, including a right hip strain with limitation of extension, impairment of the right hip, obstructive sleep apnea, cervical spine disorder, left hip disorder, and left toe disorder.