Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter of service connection for sleep apnea, to include as due toxic exposure risk activity (TERA), for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and tinnitus, as well as remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, allergic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, as the VA medical opinions are inadequate and Army National Guard records are incomplete.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including a low back disability, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, PTSD, and scoliosis.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain an adequate examination.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and knee disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence linking the condition to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and asthma, as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions. The claim for an initial compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an opinion regarding its etiology, specifically whether it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia.

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

The Board remands the claim for a new opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, as the previous VA examinations are found to be inadequate.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to address whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea as new VA opinions are warranted due to inadequate previous opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea as it was less likely than not that the Veteran's conditions were incurred in or caused by his active service, or by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea to ensure compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including right hip disorder, genitourinary disorders, loss of sense of smell, and others, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome/leukemia, anemia, and hemochromatosis with effective dates of May 7, 2018, June 27, 2019, and June 27, 2019 respectively. The Board also denied service connection for endocarditis, myocarditis, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the case to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically to obtain a VA examination for the Veteran's sarcoidosis and an explanation regarding how the symptoms of sarcoidosis do or do not constitute pyramiding with OSA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the March 2020 rating decision.