Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board denied the petition to readjudicate the prior denial of the claim for service connection for skin cancer due to new and relevant evidence not being received. The Board also remanded the issue regarding entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected other specified trauma-related disorder and/or hypertension.

The appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is remanded due to a predecisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether it is related to the Veteran's service-connected rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease and sleep apnea, as well as the TDIU claim, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder but denied it for obstructive sleep apnea and right hand neuropathy. The claims for left hip sprain and lumbosacral strain were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding the evidence to be at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's OSA is due to service.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the evidence supports an active duty onset of the Veteran's lower back symptoms and their chronicity from active duty to the present.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that her symptoms began during her military service.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including obtaining personnel records and a retirement credit summary to determine the Veteran's eligible active service periods.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for TMJ, tinnitus, sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, increased rating for right hip limitation of flexion, compensable rating for right hip impairment of the thigh, and compensable rating for right hip limitation of extension.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is due to and aggravated by his service-connected rhinitis and GERD disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, ED, OSA, visual impairment, left-hand disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. However, it granted service connection for a back condition (lumbosacral strain) and remanded claims for other disabilities including right hand, left elbow, right elbow, and right knee.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his military service, including any environmental exposures and service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), back disability, and sleep apnea. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his service-connected conditions, as well as remanded for further action regarding the initial compensable disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a separate evaluation for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, entitlement to TDIU, and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bilateral tinnitus due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence.

The appeal for an earlier effective date than February 1, 2020, for the grant of a 40 percent disability rating for lumbosacral spinal stenosis with facet hypertrophy and degenerative disc disease was dismissed because it is considered a purely ministerial implementation of a Board decision.