Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot disability, lumbar spine disability, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date of March 2, 2022, was granted for the award of service connection for rhinitis, and a 70 percent rating was assigned for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance as to whether it is related to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent evaluation for service-connected cluster headaches and denied service connection for hearing loss, while granting service connection for a right lateral collateral ligament sprain as secondary to the left ankle disability and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during his period of active service.

The Board denied an increased rating for lumbosacral strain but granted separate ratings of 10 percent each for right and left lower extremity neuropathy of the anterior tibial nerve.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, cervical strain, lumbar strain, and associated bilateral radicular disabilities.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected scar, status-post appendectomy, but denied all other claims for increased ratings and service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence linking the condition to his military service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities for additional development, including obtaining a new VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, right hand pain, and lumbar spine condition; denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder condition, and obstructive sleep apnea; and remanded claims related to tinnitus, PTSD, TDIU, and other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea), and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.

The appeal seeking review of the previously denied claim of service connection for a low back disability, claimed as lower back pain, is dismissed due to lack of an eligible decision within one year prior to receipt of the December 2020 VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claim for an appropriate examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected back disability.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD based on a private medical opinion that found obesity, which was associated with the Veteran's PTSD, was a substantial factor in causing the Veteran's sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, kidney condition, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's military service and his reported symptoms.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD from April 5, 2023, but denied a higher rating.