Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted a readjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to new and relevant evidence. The case is remanded for further action.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right ankle and lumbar spine disabilities but remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Claims related to the left knee disorder, sleep apnea, and gastric ulcer were remanded.

Service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, effective June 23, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, and both knee disabilities. However, the claims for nerve pain in the lower extremities and sleep apnea were remanded for further adjudication.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied. Service connection was granted for ear infections, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and hypertension. Claims for fatigue, body aches, joint pain were denied. Claims for left and right lower shin splints were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted because it was caused and/or aggravated by their service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus due to errors in the duty to assist. The Board will attempt to obtain missing records from the Puerto Rico National Guard and get an addendum opinion on the tinnitus claim.

The Board granted an increased rating for sinusitis and revised the effective date for sleep apnea service connection.

The Board remanded the case to obtain missing private treatment records and additional medical opinions regarding the veteran's lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea began in service and has persisted since then.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea due to an inadequate medical opinion. A new medical opinion is required.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's lumbosacral strain with IVDS and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The veteran's claims for service connection of left and right knee disabilities were denied due to lack of new evidence. The claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD was also denied. However, the issues regarding service connection for headaches, Meniere's disease, OSA, and TDIU were remanded for further review.

The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea due to allergic rhinitis is remanded. The VA needs to provide a complete medical opinion on whether the sleep apnea was aggravated by the service-connected condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxious distress, was granted. Claims for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea were denied. Other claims related to various conditions were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis has been granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for OSA and idiopathic hypersomnia, service connection for petit mal epilepsy as secondary to TBI, and TDIU. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide these issues.

The veteran was granted service connection for sinusitis but denied for a left hand condition, left ear hearing loss, and right ring finger disability. The issues of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) were remanded.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, right foot plantar fasciitis, neck condition, back condition, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.