Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period from July 18, 2019, through October 20, 2020, and an effective date of July 18, 2019, but not earlier, for the grant of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

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

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea worsened as a result of his service-connected PTSD with alcohol dependence disorder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, and obstructive sleep apnea based on evidence showing these conditions were incurred during active service.

The Veteran's eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) is granted due to the loss of use of both lower extremities resulting from service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities causing weight gain.

The Veteran withdrew his claims seeking higher ratings for service-connected migraines, deviated septum, upper and lower extremity lipomas, and lumbosacral and thoracic strain.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent prior to February 22, 2021, and in excess of 20 percent after February 22, 2021, for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board remands the matter to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, including whether it is directly related to service or caused by or aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

The appeal for a compensable rating for bulimia nervosa, purging type has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for varicocele, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection for lumbosacral pain was remanded.

The appeal for VA disability benefits is dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to properly identify the specific issues he wishes to appeal.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded a claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea, due to insufficient evidence of a current disability. The claim for sinusitis was remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea, finding that May 16, 2022 is the earliest valid claim date.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not show a current diagnosis of OSA.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer and depressive disorder, respectively.

The Board granted restoration of the 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, effective from November 1, 2023.