Sleep apnea — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for sleep disturbances, to include obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to an anxiety disorder. The increased rating claim for the anxiety disorder was denied, and the heart condition claim was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders, lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, bilateral radiculopathy of the upper extremities, and bilateral radiculopathy and neuropathy of the lower extremities.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bronchial asthma, bilateral knee strain, and lumbosacral strain due to a procedural defect in docketing.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.

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

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

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

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to obtain an addendum opinion addressing direct service connection and secondary service connection due to temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

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 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 denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active 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 remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as it requires further development and evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and sleep apnea to obtain a TERA opinion due to the Veteran's participation in a toxic exposure risk activity during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board denied an initial increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right shoulder strain with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and tendinitis, cervical spine spondylosis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, and thoracolumbar scoliosis and lumbar spine degenerative changes.

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

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 a restoration of the separate 10 percent rating for vertigo, an earlier effective date for service connection for vertigo and migraines, and a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism with heart murmur. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for hypertension and remanded claims for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, currently diagnosed as a lumbosacral strain with IVDS.