Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis due to the lack of a current diagnosis, while remanding the claim for sleep apnea for further development.

The Board granted readjudication of the appellant's claims for service connection for an abdominal disability, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, TMJ, and lumbosacral strain due to new evidence. The appeal for asthma was dismissed as moot, while other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disability of compression deformity T12, degenerative disc disease, L4-L5, L5-S1 with degenerative arthritis of the spine.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities through obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, except for a 80 percent rating for left sciatic nerve radiculopathy and 20 percent ratings for right lower radiculopathy affecting the femoral nerve, both effective from June 1, 2023.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and a lumbar spine disability, and remanded service connection claims for carpal tunnel syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraines and sleep apnea to obtain addendum medical opinions that address the correct legal standards and the holding in Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).

The appeals for service connection of various conditions, including anemia and multiple musculoskeletal and neurological issues, were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his military service, including any aggravation by a service-connected right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted an effective date of September 10, 2013, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus type 2 as there is no evidence of a relationship between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether OSA is linked secondarily to those conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sinus disability to include sinusitis and remanded several other claims related to respiratory, prostate, sleep, colon, esophageal, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shoulder, foot, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, colon cancer, interstitial lung disease, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for brain tumor, left eye tumor, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the condition and his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for reactive airway disease and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on the Veteran's exposure to fine particulate matter during his active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring a VA examination.