Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is aggravated as a result of his hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for bronchitis.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a recurrent sleep disability to include obstructive sleep apnea, and ratings for atrial fibrillation and a right groin scar due to unverified periods of active duty with the Florida Air National Guard.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his sleep apnea had its onset during active service.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his alcohol-related causes of death were etiologically linked to a service-connected disability.

The appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction was dismissed as it had already been awarded, and the appeals for a higher rating and earlier effective date for hypertension were denied. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board denied a rating greater than 50 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claim for a rating greater than 20 percent for a service-connected lumbar condition.

The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease and remanded the claim for sleep apnea due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for the right hip strain and denied a compensable disability evaluation for headaches. The claim for service connection for mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed as moot, and claims for nerve conditions of the upper and lower extremities were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that there is no evidence of a relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis, finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by his service-connected tinnitus.

The appeal as to the proposed reduction of the rating for degenerative arthritis with lumbosacral strain, intervertebral disc syndrome, mild disc bulge with moderate central disc protrusion L5-S1 is dismissed due to procedural issues. The claim for a higher rating for sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity, is remanded.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left and right hip disabilities (post-traumatic arthritis), erectile dysfunction, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ with an effective date of September 28, 2012. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20% rating for lumbosacral strain effective June 1, 2024, while denying ratings in excess of 20% and initial disability ratings in excess of 10% for left and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathies.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder, and excoriation disorder with alcohol use disorder but denied other claims including erectile dysfunction, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, GERD, OSA, CFS, and IBS.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine condition to obtain an additional medical opinion that considers the Veteran's lay statements regarding his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, finding that the criteria for a higher rating were not met.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's condition had its onset in service.