Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it to be directly related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for a TERA medical opinion to consider whether OSA is related to any toxic exposures, and for a new VA medical opinion in accord with the holding in Spicer.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis during the appeal period.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sleep disability, including sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of the condition during active service or at any time thereafter.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.

The appeals for service connection for sleep apnea syndrome and hypertension were dismissed due to a concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis, as well as remanded claims for service connection for a right foot condition, COPD, and skin cancer.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was proximately due and/or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with obesity as an intermediate step.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, sarcoidosis, and bradycardia as the evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to fulfill a statutory duty and obtain a medical opinion as required by the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as due to a service-connected psychiatric disability.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea and a left knee condition, to include surgery and bone spur, was dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic left ankle sprain due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for a respiratory disability was remanded for further development.