Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed all issues as a matter of law due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's February 2023 VA Form 10182s, which attempted to concurrently elect multiple review options.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date prior to January 14, 2020, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) from January 1, 2025.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer with cholangitis under the PACT Act, and for right and left upper and lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to pancreatic cancer. The claims for a headache disability and obstructive sleep apnea were denied.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including a TERA analysis and an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his obesity, which is an 'intermediate step' between his service-connected disabilities and his currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an increased rating for traumatic brain injury and remanded claims for service connection for asthma, sleep apnea, left patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee pain.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, attributing it to weight gain associated with the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a direct opinion on its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis. The appeal was remanded for further development regarding a bilateral foot condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings, except for restoring a 30 percent disability rating for right knee strain and a 20 percent disability rating for left knee strain.

The Board denied higher ratings for tinnitus, OSA, and decreased anal sphincter tone of unknown etiology. The 20 percent rating was restored for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and the appeal for restoration following the proposed reduction in evaluation for right knee flexion was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and migraine headaches, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by stomach cramps and remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and inguinal and ventral hernias.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding other issues.

The Board denied increased ratings for bladder cancer, heart disease, PTSD, back condition, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, and major depressive disorder (MDD), but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a right shoulder disability.