Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for service-connected sleep apnea as there was no evidence of persistent daytime hypersomnolence, use of a breathing assistance device such as a CPAP machine, chronic respiratory failure with carbon dioxide retention or cor pulmonale, or tracheostomy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and vasovagal syndrome as new evidence was submitted after the AOJ's decision, which requires further consideration by the AOJ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral shin splints, alopecia, and hearing loss. The right knee condition was remanded for further development.

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

The Board granted service connection for GERD, pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic regions, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but denied a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be caused by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for impairment of rectal sphincter control as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine and denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and tinnitus.

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

The Board granted an effective date of July 9, 2020 for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), but no earlier.

The appeal for service connection for unspecified depression with anxious distress, moderate (claimed as insomnia) was dismissed. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The lumbosacral strain to include DJD and DDD was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine spondylosis, lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, left knee/leg disability, and right knee/leg disability to obtain a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability as there was no persuasive evidence that it began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, as it requires a VA examination to determine if the condition is related to active duty on a direct basis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the condition and the Veteran's active-duty service.

The appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision could be made.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical determination regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits, as the previous decision was found to be inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a gastrointestinal disability, diagnosed as ulcerative colitis and diarrhea, based on the Veteran's in-service onset of symptoms.