Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a sleep disability, claimed as sleep apnea, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and lower back strain to obtain additional medical opinions.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted, while other appeals were dismissed as untimely and remanded for further action on essential tremors.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as higher levels of special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for squamous cell cancer and denied the claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for implanted cardiac pacemaker, and several other conditions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn is a major risk factor for developing OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to June 18, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea as due to the service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right ankle fracture and a rating in excess of 60 percent for the service-connected heart condition. The Board also denied a compensable disability rating for residual scar of the anterior trunk mid sternum status post coronary artery bypass graft.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to address the theory of direct service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence in the negative nexus opinions provided.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the service-connected bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Veteran was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea, and the initial evaluation for PTSD was increased to 70 percent. Chronic fatigue syndrome was denied.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea was dismissed due to an invalid concurrent election of review options.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to schedule a VA examination and determine if it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to not meeting the required service-connected disability criteria.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to GERD, for further development and a new VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion.