Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability caused obesity, which in turn led to or aggravated obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for a respiratory disorder, including asbestosis, COPD, emphysema, and sleep apnea, to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as due to the service-connected mental health disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis earlier than August 22, 2023 and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), based on a medical opinion that the Veteran's weight gain due to PTSD caused OSA.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is dismissed as moot because the Board granted service connection for OSA in a December 2024 decision, resolving the issue in full.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to a duty-to-assist error in prior adjudications.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is related to service or a progression of a pre-existing condition.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for a right wrist disorder was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of the July 2014 rating decision denying service connection for sleep apnea based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The appeal regarding the proposed severance of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed because it was not a final decision.

The Board denied an effective date prior to January 10, 2008 for the grant of service connection for degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral spine and also denied revision or reversal of the October 20, 2008 rating decision based on Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE).

The Board remands the claim for an opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected soft tissue carcinoma, including his treatment for it.

The Board granted an effective date of June 17, 2021, for service connection for sleep apnea due to the Veteran's timely Intent to File and good cause for late filing.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as it is less likely than not that the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by his service, exposure to toxic chemicals, or his service-connected diabetes.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to be re-evaluated with a new VA examination due to an incomplete medical opinion.