Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right ankle disability and for service connection for sleep apnea and GERD, secondary to PTSD. The Board needs more information to decide these issues.

Service connection for the left ankle disability was denied. All other issues were remanded for further development.

The Board remanded the case to obtain more information about the veteran's sleep apnea and its potential connection to service. The Board needs an addendum opinion from a new examiner.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection due to his death. The appeals can be continued by an eligible person within one year.

Service connection for left knee strain is denied. The claim for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain is remanded.

The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because the VA had not yet made a final decision on the claim.

The Board remanded all issues to the Regional Office for further development, including medical examinations and opinions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been granted. The effective date is March 16, 2021.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to diabetes was granted. The effective date for coronary artery disease was set to December 1, 2021. Other issues were remanded.

Service connection for glucose intolerance, left leg disorder, right leg disorder, foot rash, neck disorder, peripheral artery disease, GERD, and headache disorder is denied. Service connection for groin rash is granted. Increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, surgical scars, and prostatitis is denied. Initial rating of 10% for hypertension and 20% for benign prostatic hyperplasia is granted. Effective date for 20% rating for benign prostatic hyperplasia is April 14, 2023.,The Board remanded the effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for service connection for hypertension based on a theory other than presumptive under the PACT Act. The Board also remanded claims for right knee disorder, right hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for left ankle fracture, knee strain and tarsal tunnel syndrome, and hypertension were denied. The claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain was remanded.

The veteran's service connection claims for depressive disorder, anxiety, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension (HTN), and coronary artery disease were granted.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The appeals for disability evaluations for lumbosacral strain and left lower radiculopathy are dismissed.

The Board remanded the claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with osteoarthritis because the VA examinations were inadequate.

The Board denied higher ratings for tinnitus, hearing loss, and leg scars but remanded decisions on other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding it was caused by his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because the veteran's representative requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain and service connection for depression and anxiety as secondary to tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea because the evidence did not show it was incurred in service or related to burn pit exposure.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was granted, but the appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was remanded.