Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, left knee condition, right knee condition, low back condition, and neck condition as these conditions are not shown to have had their onset or be otherwise directly related to his period of honorable active-duty service from March 15, 2003, to August 8, 2003, and from October 17, 2005, to November 3, 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip and low back disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. Service connection for left knee disability was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current OSA began during his active duty and was related to his in-service toxin exposures.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The decision is based on new evidence provided by the Veteran during a virtual hearing, which supported the claim that sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left forearm pain, lumbosacral strain (claimed as lower back pain), and bilateral foot disabilities due to pre-existing duty-related injuries. The VA examiner is requested to consider the Veteran's STRs and his lay statements regarding in-service duties, injuries, and symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the onset and relationship of his psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and sleep apnea to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar condition, left knee condition, LLE radiculopathy as secondary to service-connected lumbar condition, RLE radiculopathy as secondary to service-connected lumbar condition, and OSA as secondary to service-connected diabetes and orthopedic conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for left hip, low back, and bilateral knee disabilities. The Veteran's claim of service connection for left eye blindness is being remanded.,Service connection was not granted as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea should be remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, left knee disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability are all found to have onset during service.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected major depression disorder with anxious distress aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for various conditions was improper, and restored these claims based on new evidence.

The Board has determined that the July 2025 decision denying service connection for various conditions, including anxiety and PTSD, hypertension, sleep apnea, right hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral ankle disability is vacated. The issues of service connection are being remanded due to failure to consider secondary theories and adjudicate an effective date prior to November 14, 2022 for the assignment of a 10 percent disability rating for left hip flexion.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for headaches, sleep apnea, and traumatic brain injury as well as individual unemployability due to a withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding direct service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's current lumbosacral strain began during his active service and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and tinnitus, but dismissed the claim of stomach condition (to include acid reflux, heartburn, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)) due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The claims of migraine headaches and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for service-connected lumbosacral strain (claimed as low back pain). The Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on four conditions (headaches, GERD, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral pes planus) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to have resulted from an in-service injury or disease, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.