Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an adequate opinion on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The appeal for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sleep apnea is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors by the AOJ.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 5, 2023, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an effective date of October 24, 2022, for obstructive sleep apnea. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for chronic kidney disease with renal cysts and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The appeal is dismissed because the issues of service connection for various conditions are not ripe for appellate consideration.

The Board denied service connection for joint pains, CFS, allergic rhinitis, eczema, IBS, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing direct service connection and whether the condition is aggravated by a service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board remands the claim for a retrospective opinion to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected back disorder without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record did not support a finding that any of these conditions were present during or related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record did not support a finding that any of these conditions were present during or related to the Veteran's active duty service.

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

The Board remands the claim for a sleep apnea disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma and sleep apnea to ensure a complete review of the Veteran's file, including an updated toxic exposure risk activity memorandum, and new examinations that fully consider his in-service exposures.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for sleep apnea due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits as of April 12, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for sinusitis, non-allergic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea.