Sleep apnea — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for further development of medical opinion evidence to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have aggravated his obesity, which in turn caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's obesity, which was caused by his service-connected back condition, led to the development of sleep apnea.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for lumbosacral strain due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and an earlier effective date of May 14, 2018, for radiculopathy right lower extremity. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for sleep apnea, left ankle scar, painful left ankle scar, acquired psychiatric disability (major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder), left foot metatarsalgia, and right knee limitation of flexion. The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left foot neuropathy and 20 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hand tremors as due to toxic exposure risk activity, but remanded the claims of service connection secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was not shown in service, is not causally or etiologically related to service, and was not caused by or permanently worsened in severity by a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence of an in-service event, nor is there evidence demonstrating a nexus to service.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and increased ratings, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and MDD, but denied service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia.

The Board granted service connection for multiple spinal conditions and a right foot disorder, effective from the date of the September 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, lumbar spine condition, and right ankle condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sleep apnea to schedule a new VA examination due to an insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activity in service.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for OSA with asthma and an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound criteria due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right shoulder and right ankle disabilities, as well as service connection for various other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for cervical degenerative arthritis, while remanding the claims for lumbosacral strain and plantar fasciitis of the left and right foot.