Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for vertigo and denied service connection for Meniere's disease, pes planus, hypertension, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neck strain and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete records.

The Board granted an effective date of November 1, 2022 for the award of a 30 percent evaluation for migraine and migraine variants but denied earlier effective dates for the TBI and lumbosacral strain claims.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and digestive system disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence of a valid intent to file prior to May 17, 2024.

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

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea based on the receipt of new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as the evidence of record is at least in equipoise.

The Board granted a higher initial rating of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral strain, and scoliosis, but remanded the other issues.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's election of a higher-level review, which precludes concurrent Board review.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the docketing process.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral spine intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative arthritis, radiculopathy, and left knee degenerative arthritis. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for a right wrist scar and limitation of extension of the left knee.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and sensorineural hearing loss due to untimely notice of disagreement, while remanding the claim for hypertension for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support that it began during or was caused by the Veteran's period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain new VA medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's obesity, caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, is a substantial factor in causing these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's sleep apnea began during her active military service.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of October 8, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypothyroidism based on direct service connection. The claims for OSA and diabetes mellitus were remanded.

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

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.