Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development as it finds that there was not substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for OSA, COPD, and problems breathing through the nose to obtain a VA medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's diagnosed asthma and in-service respiratory symptoms.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for OSA, claimed as secondary to service-connected PTSD and fibromyalgia for additional evidentiary development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a back disability, and a fatigue disorder as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions and no evidence linking them to his active service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for mild pleurisy, residual of recurrent pleuritic pain to include OSA based on the evidence not supporting a higher rating under any diagnostic code.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected respiratory disability, with obesity serving as an intermediate factor.

The appeals for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown in service and is not causally or etiologically related to service, including exposure to toxic chemicals.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to right knee, back, and PTSD disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including bilateral ovarian cysts, hyperprolactinemia, IBS, right shoulder strain, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbosacral strain, and uterus fibroids with amenorrhea.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea, and denied earlier effective dates for total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 23, 2022, for the awards of service connection for a right wrist condition and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but denied an earlier effective date for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board remands the service connection claim for sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, and remanded a claim for service connection for sleep disruption disorder.

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

The Board denied service connection for right and left foot conditions, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease prior to February 26, 2018, a rating in excess of 60 percent for CAD from February 26, 2018, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for gunshot wound residuals. The Board remanded claims for service connection for hypertension on a basis other than as pursuant to the PACT Act, sleep apnea, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain due to the need for additional development, including scheduling new VA examinations within the appropriate contractual mileage.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertensive vascular disease, as well as increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities due to inadequate medical opinions.