Sleep apnea decisions — 2026

5,243 vetted Board decisions in 2026.

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New decisions are added every week, and older years are actively being backfilled — a year that looks thin or missing here (especially 2011–2017) is a gap in our library, not in the Board’s decisions.

GrantedJanuary 2026
Service connection for OSA is granted. The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed. An initial compensable rating for hearing loss is denied. The remaining issues are remanded.
GrantedJanuary 2026
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted with effective dates of April 18, 2023.
DismissedJanuary 2026
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions due to procedural issues, including a prohibited concurrent election of administrative review options.

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