Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a VA Form 10182 without good cause shown.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral sprain, while remanding the claims for left hip strain, right hip strain, left knee instability, right knee instability, and tachycardia.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, to obtain a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected condition caused or aggravated obesity and if so, whether that obesity was a substantial factor in causing his sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, denied earlier effective dates for obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD, denied higher initial disability ratings for various conditions, granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for asthma, and denied TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to the veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decisions on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative arthritis (lumbar spine), and lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity. The claims for PTSD, alcohol use disorder, a right shoulder disorder, and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist, specifically regarding joint range of motion testing.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected asthma.

The Board granted an effective date of March 6, 2023, for the award of service connection for tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mental health condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or illness related to the condition and no probative evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and assigned a 20% disability rating, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, higher ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating and earlier effective date based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including acne, right wrist disability, back disability, neck disability, left hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, migraines headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, sleep apnea, and hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeals for service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to or aggravated by service-connected conditions and toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a failure to timely file a new Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for cervical neck condition, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome but dismissed the claim for lumbosacral (low back arthritis) due to a previous favorable decision by the AOJ. The appeal was also denied for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).