Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of tuberculosis and sleep apnea as secondary to sarcoidosis was denied. However, the Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remanded the issues of service connection for a kidney disorder and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's request for an additional hearing was denied.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and sleep apnea. The Board will obtain new medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, low back, and right ankle disabilities were granted. The claim for a sleep disorder related to the low back disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including ankle disorders and knee disorders, finding no evidence of in-service injury or chronic condition.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis, psychiatric disorder, and right shoulder disability. The Board found errors in the duty to assist and the application of the correct standard for secondary service connection.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. The issues of service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea, as secondary to tinnitus, were remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with major depressive disorder (MDD).

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, as well as special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, were granted. The effective date is November 1, 2018.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to PTSD was granted. The Board found that the veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), with obesity as an intermediate step, has been granted. The OSA is considered secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mental health disability.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent disability rating for OSA, stating that the evidence did not show the veteran needed a CPAP machine before May 11, 2022.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired vision disability was denied. The claim for a recurrent sleep disability, including obstructive sleep apnea, was remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was granted, but the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea was dismissed because the veteran did not file a timely VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and breathing issues were dismissed. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD was also dismissed, but the Veteran was granted TDIU effective May 14, 2021.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea is granted as July 30, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran's Supplemental Claim Application was accepted and developed but not adjudicated, leading to a reasonable belief by the Veteran that his claim was being processed.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship to the veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted readjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to new and relevant evidence but ultimately denied the claim because the evidence did not show a link between the sleep apnea and military service.