Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to correct pre-decisional errors related to the service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to major depressive disorder with anxious distress and lumbar spine strain, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The appeal regarding service connection for sleep apnea has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral degenerative arthritis and stenosis, and initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly followed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and a higher rating, as well as restoration of a 20 percent disability evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol and remanded claims for sleep apnea, gout, and hypertension. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for brain hematoma was granted.

The Board granted service connection for epilepsy, unspecified, diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), tinnitus, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The petition to readjudicate the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and a right shoulder condition based on new evidence was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability and sleep apnea, both related to in-service exposure to toxic substances.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a VA medical opinion addressing whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a VA addendum opinion regarding whether the condition is secondary to service-connected disabilities, including obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the most probative evidence is against a link between the condition and his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a sinus disorder and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain TERA examinations and medical opinions due to new evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents, diesel fumes, and burn pits.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including adjustment disorder and musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as moot, denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent for amputation of the distal phalanx of the right great toe at DIP joint, and remanded the issue of service connection for third right toe disability as secondary to the service-connected disability of amputation, distal phalanx, right great toe at DIP joint.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion on its etiology, considering whether it is caused or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, including the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depression, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.