Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on the Veteran's exposure to particulate matter during his active service in Iraq.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for further development and examination. The issues involve evaluations for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and sciatic nerve radiculopathy.

The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea is remanded. The Board needs more information about the veteran's service records and a medical opinion on toxic exposure.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including VA examinations to determine the current nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is secondary to the Veteran's obesity, which was caused by her service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, effective June 29, 2021.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 23, 2018 for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restored a 60 percent evaluation for hypertensive heart disease from April 14, 2022 to March 31, 2023. The claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea were denied.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's OSA, including on a secondary basis.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain as a secondary condition to the Veteran's service-connected left knee tendonitis.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed as untimely because the Notice of Disagreement was not filed within one year of notification of the August 2022 rating decision.

The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn has caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's back pain led to weight gain and subsequently developed obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder.

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.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with facet arthrosis (arthritis) as the claim was not continuously pursued and the evidence did not warrant an earlier effective date.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a new medical opinion that adequately addresses the obesity-intermediate step theorem.

The Board dismissed the appeals of proposed reductions in disability ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis and clavicle deformity as they are not appealable determinations.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for existing disabilities.