Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his lumbosacral strain did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, his right knee meniscal tear did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and his left knee strain was not secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for a new medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it to be related to the Veteran's service-connected chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain a more detailed medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbar spine disability, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for both migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea, finding a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his exposure to toxic substances during military service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee ACL tear, osteoarthritis, resulting in TKR via the intermediate step of obesity.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to post traumatic stress disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and denied a higher rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the remaining claims.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, finding that new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the initial denial in 2013.

The Board granted readjudication of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD) and remanded the claims for service connection for a heart condition and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain a new medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for bradycardia with implanted pacemaker and remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability effective November 24, 2021, but denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent prior to that date.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical nexus opinion, as the current evidence is inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction, with arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), valvular heart disease, heart block, coronary artery bypass graft, cardiomyopathy, and mild cardiomegaly to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain a medical opinion addressing direct service connection, as the Veteran's deployment to the United Arab Emirates exposed him to toxic substances that may have caused his condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea to obtain a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset in service or is etiologically related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a higher rating.