Sleep apnea decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 15, 2024.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring an additional VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service or is related to any incident of service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to his active military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea. The VA will need to provide an opinion on whether the condition is related to service, aggravated by a service-connected disability, or related to Gulf War exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sleep apnea and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a heart condition due to inadequate medical opinions addressing the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected disabilities, including consideration of conceded toxic exposure during service.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, adjustment disorder, bilateral tinnitus, and headaches have been granted service connection.,Compensable ratings for the Veteran's tinea pedis and reactive airway disease were denied.

The Veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease is granted a rating of 20 percent from June 11, 2012 to March 30, 2014. The ankylosis of the lumbar spine remains at 40 percent.

The Board has determined that the AOJ did not provide a VA examination in connection with the appellant's claims for OSA, HTN, and DMII. The Board finds that remand is necessary to address these issues as they are related to the appellant's service-connected mental disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Raynaud's disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service event, injury, or illness that could be linked to these conditions.,VA did not conduct examinations during the predecisional period.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The decision is based on a medical opinion that supports the contention that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus contributed to the severity of his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it resulted from or was aggravated by his service-connected cervical spine degenerative joint disease, tinnitus, and deviated septum.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome was granted a 60 percent rating effective February 4, 2021. The earliest possible date for the award of service connection is February 4, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his claimed OSA. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a new opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there was no evidence of a nexus between his current OSA and his military service, including any in-service exposure to toxic substances.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board has found that the Veteran's sleep apnea and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome had their onset during service. Service connection is granted for these conditions. However, due to a duty-to-assist error in the prior decision, the claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right extremity carpal tunnel are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and Right Knee Disability, as well as his claim for an increased rating for Right Shoulder Muscle Atrophy Group III. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset during active service and is related to his military service, granting his claim for service connection.