Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The veteran is granted an effective date of October 22, 2008 for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of several conditions, including type II diabetes mellitus and sleep apnea, to obtain medical opinions on whether these conditions are secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service connection for lumbosacral strain, claimed as a back condition, has been granted. The decision is based on the Veteran's current disability being related to in-service back pain.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of sleep apnea was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Board denied service connection for both labile hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining the Veteran's complete service records.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea has been granted as June 20, 2007.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection of a cervical spine disorder and for a higher rating of lumbosacral strain due to procedural errors.

The veteran was granted a 10% rating for chronic diarrhea but denied higher ratings for other conditions. Some issues were remanded for further review.

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for lumbar disability from October 30, 1972, to January 12, 2016, was granted. The Board found that the evidence supported a 40 percent rating during this period.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that medical opinions were inadequate and constituted pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to a left ankle sprain was granted. The OSA was found to be caused or aggravated by obesity, which in turn was caused or aggravated by the service-connected left ankle sprain.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of sleep apnea. The effective date remains March 3, 2017.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a dental condition, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and sleep apnea. The Board found that the veteran was not given notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted service connection for all the veteran's claimed conditions, finding that they began during service.

The Board denied all claims for increased disability ratings and service connection for chest pain, finding the evidence persuasively against the veteran's contentions.

The Board dismissed claims for pseudofolliculitis barbae residual anterior neck scars and depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome with MDD-like episode as they were already granted. The claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for plantar fasciitis was withdrawn. The claim for a compensable disability rating for corneal scar of the right eye was denied. All other issues related to service connection were remanded.

The veteran's appeal to reduce the disability rating for lumbosacral strain was dismissed. The veteran was granted a 40% rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a compensable rating for the little finger of the right hand. Issues regarding TDIU and SMC were remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities were denied. The claims for back, wrist, skin, and sleep apnea disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for several ratings and service connections but remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction and a separate rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy.