Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability, back disability, GERD, hepatitis B, atopic dermatitis, and OSA. Tinnitus was denied.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the issue for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of December 5, 2022, for the award of a TDIU and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and OSA due to new and relevant evidence being received after a prior decision.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, while remanding the claim for service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board granted the petition to readjudicate the previously denied claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for further development.

The Board remands the appeal to obtain medical opinions addressing direct service connection, secondary service connection due to tinnitus, and secondary service connection with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, left knee strain status post left fibula and ankle injuries, right knee strain with painful motion, and right knee strain with limitation of extension.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, including whether it is related to or aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not caused or worsened by the service-connected allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, or due to toxic exposures during active service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused occupational and social impairment in most areas, but did not result in total occupational and social impairment. An effective date of June 5, 2017, was granted for a TDIU and DEA.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), traumatic brain injury (TBI), a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and a higher rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran withdrew his appeals seeking service connection for anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, a left elbow condition, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and PPS with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied the claims for an increased compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a right hip disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion that considers the Veteran's lay reports regarding the onset and continuity of his symptoms during and since service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and/or cervical spine degenerative disc disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, chronic kidney disease stage II, and service connection for right shoulder condition, GERD, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claims for menorrhagia, adenomyosis, and hysterectomy due to inadequate medical opinions.