Sleep apnea decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, and assigned an initial rating of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 USC § 1151 for sleep apnea, finding no evidence of an additional disability caused by VA medical care.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The appeal, including claims for an earlier effective date and increased rating for hypothyroidism, service connection for persistent depressive disorder, and sleep apnea, was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and related conditions, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome, sleep apnea, and a left arm disability due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, hypertension, migraines, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the appellant's military service. The claims for service connection for right foot disability, left foot disability, cervical strain, lumbar strain, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy, right upper extremity (RUE) radiculopathy, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, left knee disability, and right ankle disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it began during military service and has continued since.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether OSA was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing a prior diagnosis of mild sleep apnea and its potential relation to military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to be further developed and considered by the AOJ.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding it at least as likely as not that the condition was caused by an in-service injury or event and/or is proximately due or aggravated beyond its natural progression by the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum s/p septoplasty. The Board denied service connection for a heart condition.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his lumbosacral strain, spondylolisthesis, IVDS.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a January 2024 rating decision granting an increased 70 percent rating for a psychiatric disability, but denied it for service connection and assignment of an initial rating for OSA.

The Board denied eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a July 2024 rating decision, as it pertains to the grant of service connection for COPD and basic eligibility to DEA, but granted eligibility for attorney fees related to an increased disability rating of 60 percent for cirrhosis of the liver with hepatitis.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, and heart palpitations as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder.

The appeal was dismissed due to a formal defect related to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple review options for the same issues.