Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that symptoms first manifested during the veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that OSA was not caused by or related to the veteran's service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to provide a medical examination and opinion. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange was noted.

The Board denied an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Veteran's OSA is rated as noncompensable because the medical evidence does not show severe symptoms warranting a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder associated with bilateral tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was aggravated by the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic lumbosacral musculoligamentous strain from July 26, 2007 through November 11, 2010 was denied. A 20 percent evaluation for the same condition from November 12, 2010 through July 24, 2022 was granted. Similar decisions were made for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea, both directly and as secondary to a service-connected major depressive disorder. The Veteran's symptoms include snoring, interrupted breathing/apnea, and daytime hypersomnolence.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to correct errors in assisting the veteran and to consider new evidence related to toxic exposures.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on new and relevant evidence showing a relationship to military service.

The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea is remanded to obtain a new medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the condition.

The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea was dismissed because the VA already granted this benefit in March 2023.

The VA denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but remanded decisions on sleep apnea, toes, right middle fingers, right shoulder condition, anxiety, headache, foot pain, and low back pain.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a new medical opinion addressing direct and secondary theories.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability secondary to their service-connected sleep apnea has been granted.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain new opinions addressing various theories of entitlement, including direct incurrence during service, secondary aggravation by PTSD, and toxic exposure risk activities under the PACT Act.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was withdrawn and dismissed. The request for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease with strain of the lumbosacral spine was granted. The claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent and special monthly compensation were denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability secondary to their service-connected sleep apnea has been granted.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.