Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claim for migraine headaches is remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea is granted. The Board found that the evidence was balanced, and resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran, they concluded that his sleep apnea is related to his service-connected deviated nasal septum.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected lumbar spine and left knee disabilities.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection for several conditions, including UPPP residuals, PTSD with MDD and AUD, and scars. However, it remanded issues related to cervical and lumbosacral strains.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea and lumbar spine disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to PTSD with MDD is remanded. The Board needs more information on whether the OSA was caused or aggravated by the PTSD with MDD.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including as secondary to lumbosacral strain with IVDS. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with additional medical opinions.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of hypertension and PTSD. It dismissed claims for earlier effective dates for ratings of hemorrhoids, lumbosacral strain, hearing loss, and sciatic radiculopathy. The Board also denied higher ratings for these conditions and remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes and sleep apnea.

The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded to obtain a VA medical examination to determine the cause of OSA.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for PTSD was denied. Service connection was granted for diastasis recti, sleep apnea, and plantar fasciitis, but denied for anxiety as a separate condition from PTSD. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and back disability due to pre-decisional errors. The veteran will receive new medical opinions.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, migraines, and an effective date prior to January 17, 2022, for a 60 percent rating for asthma and COPD. The Board found that additional examinations and opinions are needed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The decision was based on the lack of new and material evidence within one year of previous denials.

The Board denied DIC benefits because the Veteran was not totally disabled for at least 10 years before death. The cause of death service connection was remanded due to errors in assisting the claim.

The Board remanded all the issues to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the June 2022 rating decision on appeal.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and lumbar spine disability has been remanded. The Board needs more information to make a decision.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea because it needs more evidence, specifically private medical records that were not obtained.

The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to her service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been granted. The Board found that the OSA is due to her PTSD, with obesity acting as an intermediate step.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating of lumbosacral strain and service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate examinations and missing records.

Service connection for the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted. The request for a higher disability rating for sleep apnea and total disability rating based on individual unemployability were denied.