Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's OSA is linked to weight gain and other symptoms related to his service-connected conditions.

Service connection for sleep apnea is denied. Service connection for a groin condition, including erectile dysfunction, is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD) with anxious distress and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for DEA and TDIU was denied. The veteran's PTSD rating remains at 50% and the left shoulder disability rating remains at 20%. The claim for service connection for OSA is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for irritable colon with abdominal pain and sleep apnea, secondary to chronic sinusitis.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea because a VA examination is needed to determine if it's related to service or other service-connected conditions. The Veteran may submit new evidence through a Supplemental Claim.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because it needs more evidence to decide if OSA is related to PTSD or toxic exposure during military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and other conditions.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70%. The veteran was granted TDIU. Increased ratings for prostate cancer and sleep apnea were denied.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because the evidence showed that the condition began during active duty service.

Service connection for sleep apnea is granted. Service connection for a sleep disorder other than sleep apnea and a compensable rating for chronic fatigue syndrome are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder. The decision is final and not subject to further appeal.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was granted because his obesity, caused by a service-connected psychiatric disorder, was found to be the cause of his OSA.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for bipolar disorder and for entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 14, 2021, for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The earliest effective date allowed by law has already been granted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and lung cancer. The evidence did not show these conditions were related to the veteran's service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a direct basis. The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the condition had onset in service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was granted. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and a higher rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's sleep apnea, finding it secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder, lumbar spine spondylosis with DDD, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral hip strain.