Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is due to or aggravated by his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for pre-cancerous melanoma, right eye and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle pain and instability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with nocturnal hypoxia, hypertension, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low immune system, mini strokes, sinus condition, and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of a functional impairment of earning capacity due to obesity or a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected posttraumatic headaches and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, PTSD, atopic dermatitis, right knee condition, sleep apnea, and right knee condition. The liver condition and asthma claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown in service, is not causally or etiologically related to service, and was not caused by or permanently worsened in severity by a service-connected disability.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for high blood pressure and obstructive sleep apnea as they were granted in an October 2025 Board decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, including whether it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a more adequate medical opinion, as the previous one was deemed inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraines, and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from April 3, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for COPD, sleep apnea, and essential tremors based on the Veteran's toxic exposures in service.

The Board granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbar spine disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran was also granted a 10 percent rating prior to September 5, 2024, and a 30 percent rating thereafter for GERD.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, while remanding claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased ratings for tremors of the hands.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of May 11, 2022, for the TDIU and denied a higher rating for OSA.