Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active duty service.

The appeal of a proposed reduction in the rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent is dismissed due to premature filing by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and bilateral chondromalacia of the knee.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to a lack of an adjudicated AOJ decision on these claims.

The appeal was dismissed as there is no issue upon which to base an appeal pursuant to the VA Form 10182 received December 21, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with generalized anxiety disorder.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and stenosis, multilevel disc bulge and anterolisthesis based on the evidence supporting a nexus to active duty service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher disability rating and an earlier effective date for service-connected COPD and obstructive sleep apnea due to inextricably intertwined claims.

The Board dismissed the claim for entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea as a prohibited concurrent election.

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

The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for rosacea from September 4, 2014, to October 23, 2019, and the claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent on and after October 24, 2019, was denied.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current severity and functional impairment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow VA to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea based on the Veteran's in-service onset and continued symptoms.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a more adequate medical opinion regarding whether it was aggravated by posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to ensure an adequate medical examination is conducted, considering toxic exposure risk activity and secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and irritable bowel syndrome, including as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a lack of an opinion regarding aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it related to toxic exposures during the Veteran's active military service.