Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and lumbosacral spine disabilities to obtain additional VA examination addendum opinions regarding secondary service connection due to the service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability but denied service connection for shin splints, sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition based on the Veteran's chronic symptoms since active duty and treatment records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need for a PIES request and a VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain a more thorough medical opinion, as the current one is deemed inadequate.

The Board denied service connection for shin splints, tendonitis, headaches, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to the appellant's military service.

The Board denied service connection for gallstones, left eye disability, right eye disability, sinusitis, asbestos exposure, GERD, back disability, neck disability, and right ear hearing loss. The claims for left ear hearing loss, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as there was no Intent to File form or pending claim prior to April 4, 2024.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to a need for an addendum opinion that addresses specific theories of causation.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, sleep apnea, and a cervical spine disability. The claim for a migraine headache disability was remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with spina bifida occulta and IVDS from September 4, 2019 to December 13, 2023, and an effective date of September 4, 2019 for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with lumbosacral strain with spina bifida occulta and IVDS.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as no VA examination was scheduled and notified to the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD) with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed for lack of response within 60 days of the Board's request for clarification.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional medical opinion.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's sleep apnea, but no higher, as the evidence showed persistent day-time hypersomnolence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and medications used for treatment thereof due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to be re-evaluated with new examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 40 percent evaluation for IVDS, to include degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, as there was no factually ascertainable evidence that supported an increase in the disability rating within one year prior to March 8, 2022.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 3, 2001, for service connection for retinitis pigmentosa based on the re-evaluation of previously unassociated service treatment records.