Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and migraines, but remanded the claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a medical opinion on whether OSA is aggravated by PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability caused him to gain weight and become obese, which in turn led to his development of obstructive sleep apnea.

The untimely appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a lumbosacral strain (back strain condition) were dismissed.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an increased rating of 50 percent from July 28, 2023. Other claims for increased ratings were denied.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and a lumbar spine disability was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance (SMC-AA) was granted, while the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chest pains, to include costochondritis, and an increased rating for asthma were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for accrued benefits purposes and denied it for prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension as not being related to the Veteran's active duty or secondary to his service-connected GAD. However, congestive heart failure was granted due to a secondary relationship with his service-connected GAD.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration records.

The Board granted service connection for Lewy body dementia with parkinsonism and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, but denied service connection for skin disability, residuals of shrapnel wounds, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD, bilateral foot pain, sleep apnea, acne, a bilateral hand condition, a bilateral knee condition, lower back condition, and headaches.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to the Veteran's active duty or secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions addressing direct and secondary service connection, as well as aggravation and obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's active duty or toxic exposure.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus II and diabetic neuropathy.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors, including missing service records and an incomplete medical opinion.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been withdrawn by the Veteran.