Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease bypass surgery as further development is needed to provide adequate medical opinions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal regarding the timeliness of a higher-level review request for sleep apnea was denied.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected sinusitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it began during active service and is related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that new and relevant evidence was not submitted to support these claims.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for muscle spasms and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on a direct basis, as well as remanded the claim for OSA as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and lumbosacral strain as secondary to patellar femoral syndrome, bilateral knees.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for vulvovaginitis but denied a compensable rating for female sexual arousal disorder and service connection for various other conditions.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed due to the Veteran's death while the appeal was pending.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board granted the readjudication of the previously denied claim for chronic sinusitis based on new and relevant evidence, but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) and remanded several other claims including increased rating in excess of 30 percent for asthma, service connection for chronic sinusitis as secondary to service-connected asthma, sleep apnea, and pes planus.

The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on the Veteran's in-service onset and ongoing symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for a neck condition, to include cervical disc disease, as the evidence did not support that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, and heart condition, to include ischemic heart disease (IHD), were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to clarify the severity of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and associated neurologic manifestations, as well as service connection for pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to September 29, 2020, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors in failing to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic sinusitis, but remanded the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for further development.