BVA Decisions on Sleep Apnea
21 real veterans-appeals decisions on VA disability claims involving sleep apnea — Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) decisions, each labeled with its court. Each links to the full decision, reasoning, and citations.
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| 10% | $180.42 |
| 20% | $356.66 |
| 30% | $552.47 |
| 40% | $795.84 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 |
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CAVCCase 96-1624 — Affirmed July 21, 1998The Board concluded that the veteran did not suffer from any disability as a result of the administration of LSD-25....
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BVACase 23012576 — Denied / Granted / Remanded March 1, 2023New and material evidence has not been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic migraine headaches, and the claim to reopen is denied....
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BVACase 23038858 — Granted / Denied / Remanded July 13, 202319-09 657 DATE: July 13, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for adjustment disorder is reopened and to this extent only, the...
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DecisionCase 23030797 — Granted / Remanded May 25, 202319-12304A DATE: May 25, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hypothyroidism....
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BVACase 24019477 — Denied / Remanded May 8, 202419-15 919A DATE: May 8, 2024 ORDER New and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, and the c...
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BVACase 220615-252249 — Granted / Denied / Remanded August 25, 2025e present disability and the disease or injury incurred or aggravated during service-the so-called "nexus" requirement....
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BVACase 23031314 — Dismissed / Granted / Denied / Remanded May 30, 2023The additional documentation submitted since the August 2009 and October 2012 rating decision is new and material and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran'...
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BVACase 24016558 — Granted / Denied / Remanded April 17, 2024A grant for service connection for a disability requires: (1) a present disability or persistent or recurrent symptoms of a disability; (2) an in-service incurrence or aggravation ...
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BVACase 230228-327199 — Denied March 27, 2025Duty to Assist VA has a duty to assist claimants in obtaining evidence to substantiate their claims until the time VA issues a notice of decision on a claim....
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BVACase 23045875 — Dismissed / Denied / Granted / Remanded August 17, 2023New and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim of service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome has not been presented....
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BVACase 210330-148073 — Granted / Remanded July 8, 2024y of an in-service incurrence or aggravation of an injury or disease, and (3) medical evidence of a nexus between the current disability and the in-service disease or injury....
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BVACase 06-2630 — Dismissed§ 5103A(d) when the appellant has not satisfied even the low threshold for proof of medical nexus that would mandate a VA medical examination....
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BVACase 23000407 — Denied / Granted January 4, 2023The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran's respiratory disorder was causally related to any disease, injury, or incident during service; or related to ...
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BVACase 24031166 — Denied / Remanded September 26, 2024The Veteran's right knee, bilateral shoulder, and bilateral elbow disabilities are not related to an in-service injury or disease, to include as due to service in Southwest Asia an...
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DecisionCase 240517-440505 — Denied / Remanded / Granted May 30, 2025Continuity of symptomatology may be shown by demonstrating "(1) that a condition was 'noted' during service or any applicable presumption period; (2) evidence of post-service conti...
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BVACase 23043749 — Granted / Remanded August 6, 202319-26 425A DATE: August 6, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a left knee disability....
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BVACase 210425-155589 — Denied / Remanded December 20, 2024To the extent the evidence is found in "approximate balance," the Board will afford the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran....
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BVACase 19-2640 — UnknownGudinas challenges the DVA’s determination of the effective date for his 100 percent rating, arguing that his 2015 submission regarding PTSD constituted new and material evidence r...
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BVACase 200504-98676 — Remanded January 17, 2024If evidence was submitted either (1) during the period after the AOJ issued the decision on appeal and prior to the Board hearing, or (2) more than 90 days following receipt of the...
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BVACase 220113-211566 — Remanded May 28, 2025If evidence was submitted either (1) during the period after the AOJ issued the decision, which was subsequently subject to higher-level review and prior to the date the Board rece...
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BVACase 24033637 — Denied / Granted December 2, 2024The parties agreed that remand was necessary because the Board did not address the Veteran's argument that his disability was secondary to his service-connected non-allergic rhinit...