Sleep apnea decisions — 2026

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's OSA and his service-connected disabilities, as well as whether obesity played a role in causing or aggravating his OSA.

The appeal pertaining to the issues of asthma and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, due to service-connected lumbar spine disability is granted. The appeal regarding obstructive sleep apnea is denied.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder and a thoracolumbar spine disability. The rating for major depressive disorder remains at 70 percent. TDIU during the appeal period is granted.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disabilities. The reduction of ratings for the service-connected lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy are granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there are no pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death, and all issues have been resolved.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right foot plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and disc herniation is granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, as well as a psychiatric disability, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,VA will obtain any outstanding private treatment records related to the Veteran's disabilities and schedule him for new examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a duty-to-assist error. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence submitted when the claim is readjudicated.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for GERD, menstrual disorder/fibroids, and OSA have been dismissed due to the Veteran's representative withdrawing the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted with an effective date of April 29, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran continuously pursued his claim and thus warranted a grant of this earlier effective date.

The Veteran's voiding dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea have been denied as service-connected, with the Board finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is related to his service and secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's left elbow disability is granted a higher initial rating of 10 percent, but no higher. The Veteran's migraine headaches are denied any increase in rating beyond the current 30 percent. The Veteran's PTSD is denied an increased rating to over 50 percent. The Veteran's service connection claims for CFS, OSA, sinusitis, left foot disorder, and right shoulder disorder are all denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disorder, lumbosacral spine disorder, right shoulder disorder, and right hip disorder with associated right lower extremity radiculopathy. The issues are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder alone does not result in functional impairment that precludes him from maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus TDIU for a single service-connected disability is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected deviated septum and sinusitis.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for bruxism and obstructive sleep apnea as untimely, despite his claims of good cause due to divorce proceedings.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's headaches and sleep apnea are related to service, specifically whether there was aggravation of pre-existing conditions during service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided in support of the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea were deficient and remanded to provide a new opinion. The Veteran seeks service connection for his obstructive sleep apnea, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.