Sleep apnea decisions — 2026

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy is granted, and the left knee and right knee disabilities are denied. The Veteran's sinusitis is granted with a specific effective date.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain, with obesity serving as an intermediate step.

The Board has granted service connection for back pain, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), right hand and finger issues, and obstructive sleep apnea. The effective date remains March 10, 2020.

The Veteran's bladder cancer is related to active service and his sleep apnea had its onset in active service. Service connection for both conditions has been granted.

The Veteran's back disability, including lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis, is found to be related to her active-duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board found that a higher rating of 100 percent is not warranted due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.,For his lumbar spine disability, the Veteran was denied a higher rating as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for ankylosis or other severe functional limitations.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all listed conditions was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with weight gain being an intermediate step.

The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU for service-connected disabilities prior to January 14, 2017 and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain has aggravated his obesity and thus contributed to his current obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran was unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities, and the Board granted a TDIU for the period from February 20, 2020 to January 21, 2022.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) since November 21, 2018, due to multiple service-connected disabilities and his inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for the listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been withdrawn, and the cases of right elbow, left elbow, neck, right shoulder, left shoulder, and sleep apnea disabilities are remanded due to lack of a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of dermatomyositis, PTSD, anxiety disorder, and sleep apnea due to a full grant of benefits effective May 13, 2019.

The Veteran's recurrent right shoulder degenerative changes to include chronic pain are granted as secondary to the service-connected left shoulder osteoarthritis. The effective date for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain is set at April 23, 2014.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because it is a prohibited concurrent appeal election under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to her service-connected low back, right lower extremity, and left knee disabilities.