Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of August 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy with sciatic nerve involvement.

The Board granted the appeal regarding the improper reduction of the evaluation of bronchiectasis from 30 percent to 10 percent and remanded claims for service connection for depression, sleep apnea, and the propriety of severance of PTSD.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder, cervical neck disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities due to incomplete medical opinions.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for colon cancer, chronic rhinitis, GERD, sleep apnea, and insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities including anxiety disorder and musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, or adaptive equipment due to a lack of evidence supporting permanent loss of use of his hands and feet.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular condition (including cardiac arrhythmia), and chronic allergic rhinitis to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded claims for a right hip disability and left hip disability due to the Veteran not being properly notified of scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, migraine headaches, hypertension, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and a depressive disorder, but denied service connection for left lower extremity restless leg syndrome, right lower extremity restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, irritable bowel syndrome, and other conditions. The decision also remanded several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to lumbosacral strain to obtain adequate nexus opinions.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.

The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date prior to November 14, 2023, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD. The issues related to initial ratings and service connection were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate VA examination that addresses the Veteran's lay assertions in the nexus opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error in verifying the Veteran's active service and obtaining his complete service personnel records and treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, alcohol abuse, a liver disability, and hand and eye disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or secondary to any service-connected condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the theories of direct, secondary (left knee condition and PTSD), and aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his symptoms began during active military service.

The appeal for service connection for a bilateral middle ear disorder and OSA is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.