Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to the AOJ for an addendum medical opinion.

The appeals for service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as sleep apnea, have been dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has any currently diagnosed conditions at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the May 2023 claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him permanently bedridden or unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a service-connected back disability, due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and obstructive sleep apnea to schedule VA examinations and obtain medical opinions regarding their etiology, considering toxic exposure during service.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, tinnitus, a lower back disability, and sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's military service.

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

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's mental health disorder, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left patellar tendon rupture with degenerative arthritis, and hypertension. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for instability of the left knee.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee, left knee, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity disabilities as new and relevant evidence was not received.

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 denied service connection for a bilateral hip disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability based on a medical opinion that linked the Veteran's weight gain and obesity, caused by his left knee disability, to the development of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and asbestosis, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the appeal for an addendum medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by his service-connected mental health condition, and whether obesity served as an 'intermediate step' between the service-connected condition and OSA.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain as secondary to the Veteran's left knee disability based on a positive medical nexus opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected trauma disorder, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 2, 2020 for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD via obesity as an intermediate step.

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