Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than August 15, 2013, for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The earliest possible effective date is August 15, 2013.

The Board remanded the case to correct errors and obtain additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's right hip disorder.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but granted it for lumbosacral strain and related radiculopathies.

The veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain was denied. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and left leg disorder, including left ankle, were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, both directly and as secondary to a nasal fracture. The VA needs to provide adequate medical opinions on both theories.

The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to PTSD was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The veteran's claim for urinary dysfunction as secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is granted.

The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was dismissed because the veteran already received the benefit. The claims for bilateral foot disability and sleep apnea were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bulimia nervosa as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted. The effective date for the PTSD service connection is July 3, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for a scar on the right pinky finger was denied. The claims for sleep apnea and migraines were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The appeal for a higher rating for lumbosacral spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative joint disease was dismissed because the veteran's attorney withdrew it.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea because a VA examination is needed to determine if the sleep apnea is related to burn pit exposure during service.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to weight gain from other service-connected disabilities is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied. Effective dates for asthma, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder strain were granted starting from October 9, 2020. Claims for earlier effective dates for tinea versicolor and pseudofolliculitis barbae, and higher ratings for cervical spine strain and lumbosacral spine strain with arthritis were denied. Claims for right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, and individual unemployability were remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected right knee condition is granted. The Board found that the OSA is proximately due to the right knee condition.

The Board denied an earlier effective date and higher ratings for some conditions but remanded decisions on other conditions.

The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea is remanded to obtain a new medical opinion. The Board needs more information on whether the veteran's sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by his other service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent left ankle injury is granted. Other claims are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to PTSD, has been granted. The evidence showed that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD is a but-for cause of his OSA.