Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, but denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a more specific medical opinion regarding its relationship to service, including any toxic exposure during Vietnam service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient in-service incurrence to support these claims.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for recurrent pneumonia and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea due to potential exposure to toxins.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically obesity related to those disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to correct a duty to assist error, specifically regarding an opinion on whether the Veteran's tinnitus aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board granted service connection for central and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected disabilities and obesity.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD due to an approximate balance of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, as well as a TDIU.

The Board granted secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety; burn scar(s), face, legs, chest, and right arm; and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression, standing alone, renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. Therefore, the Board granted entitlement to a TDIU based solely on his service-connected PTSD with depression, effective June 1, 2016.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for various conditions, as well as other service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and headaches due to a need for additional development of the record.

The Board denied service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and right restless leg syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise related to the Veteran's active military service.