Sleep apnea decisions — 2026

The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to December 1, 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted since the November 2025 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including ear infections, respiratory issues, sleep disorders, and hiatal hernia. The case is being returned to obtain additional examinations and opinions addressing secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations of his lumbar spine disability was denied, with the Board finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to February 1, 2016; in excess of 40 percent from February 1, 2016 to April 10, 2021; and in excess of 20 percent since April 10, 2021.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, eye condition (including glaucoma and dry eye), and narcolepsy due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection. The AOJ is required to develop the case for any toxic-related exposures during service and obtain addendum opinions addressing the relationship of these conditions to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a deviated septum, sleep apnea as secondary to other specified trauma disorder, TBI, back disability, and scoliosis due to incomplete records and inadequate opinions.

The Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), sleep apnea, and right hip disability have all been denied.,There is no credible evidence of a current diagnosis or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and a duty to assist error, requiring additional examinations and opinions on his back disability and left lower extremity nerve condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and a duty to assist error, requiring additional examinations and opinions on his back disability and left lower extremity nerve condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, sleep apnea, gastric ulcer, and depressive disorder are granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and central nervous system disability (including syncope or pseudomeningocele) are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination and obtain medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in fulfilling its duty to assist, specifically regarding obtaining private treatment records from Dr. R and a retrospective medical opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's OSA is worsened by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for low back condition, finding that there was no causal relationship between his current disability and his in-service lifting of artillery rounds. The evidence did not establish a nexus to service.

The Board has granted service connection for left wrist strain and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating for adjustment disorder and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 4, 2019, for the grant of a TDIU based on the appellant's service-connected PTSD and OSA.

The Board found that the severance of service connection for insomnia associated with tinnitus was proper, as it was a clear and unmistakable error to assign it a separate rating from the tinnitus. The Veteran's insomnia is now included in the rating for his service-connected sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a lower back disability has been received. The AOJ should readjudicate the claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder should be remanded due to inadequate opinions and a need for additional evidence.