Sleep apnea — all decisions

The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion and an adequate secondary service connection aggravation opinion.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and lumbar radicopathy, right side, secondary to the lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches with an initial rating of 50 percent effective from August 10, 2022, and denied the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disability, low back disability, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, alcohol use disorder, tension headaches, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and erectile dysfunction, all of which are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea but granted service connection for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.

The Board granted an effective date of March 19, 2012, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as it requires further development and evidence.

The appeals for restoration of ratings and for a higher disability rating were dismissed as the April 2025 rating decision did not make final decisions on these issues.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a heart condition, hypertension, a kidney condition, and obstructive sleep apnea as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions or that they are etiologically linked to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding no current disability related to the condition.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's back injury, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, index and long finger impairment on right hand, ring finger impairment on right hand, little finger impairment on right hand, right heel calcaneal spur, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, and left ankle degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted an effective date of September 23, 2021 for the award of service connection for sleep apnea.