Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder disability, sleep apnea, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The effective date for the left knee disability was denied as of March 24, 2008, and a higher rating for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and intervertebral disc syndrome was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion on whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion considering all theories of entitlement.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's residual low back scar, with pain, from June 8, 2010 to February 11, 2016 and denied a compensable rating for the same condition from February 11, 2016. The Board also denied an effective date prior to June 8, 2010 for degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral spine, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, and residual low back scar.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine its etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis and remanded claims for service connection for a neck disability and sleep apnea.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection of sleep apnea, as secondary to alcohol use disorder with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied a higher rating for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and rhinitis, as the evidence did not support a more severe disability level.

The Board remands the claim for a supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, considering all toxic exposure risk activities during his service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and have continued since.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, to include as due to exposure to toxins.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need to obtain additional service records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims related to radiculopathy, while denying service connection for hypertension, foot disabilities, knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for asbestosis with obstructive sleep apnea, granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar spine disability, and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee disabilities, but granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion that addresses specific questions regarding the condition's etiology.

The Board remands the claim for an evaluation of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional error and obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the matter to obtain new opinions addressing whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and a nexus between the Veteran's sleep apnea and TERA during service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not establish that the condition manifested in service or is related to service.

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

The appeal of the proposed reduction from 100 percent to 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea with bronchial asthma was dismissed because it was filed prematurely before any actual reduction had been made.