Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a femoral hernia, left ear hearing loss, and a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss. The initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including hearing loss, spine and knee conditions, psychiatric disorders, and chronic headaches.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with AUD and TBI, denied an initial rating of 100 percent for PTSD with AUD in early remission and TBI, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from October 2021.

The veteran withdrew all appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review them.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraines, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding the etiology of the OSA.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to consider the theory of secondary service connection and address the Veteran's theories of direct service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, finding that these conditions are related to an in-service fall.

The Board granted service connection for psychiatric disability, diagnosed as PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date is to be determined.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea for further development and a new VA examination.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his low back and left knee disabilities to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, effective October 11, 2007, and increased the disability rating for lumbar spine disability to 40 percent, effective September 26, 2018.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, cervical spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but remanded claims for back, left knee, left hip, and left ankle disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral spine strain to correct pre-decisional errors concerning a failure to obtain pertinent private medical records, a failure to add to the claims-file pertinent medical records in VA's custody, and a failure to provide an updated VA medical examination following indication of worsened impairment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), left and right lower extremity restless leg syndrome, sinusitis, and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with anterolisthesis and a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, but remanded claims for gouty arthritis and a right knee disorder.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome on a secondary basis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's TBI disability.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis. The issue of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis was remanded due to a duty to assist error.