Getting CPAP equipment and supplies through VA health care is generally separate from whether sleep apnea is a service-connected disability. Eligibility to receive durable medical equipment (DME) like CPAP machines, masks, hoses, and filters through VA depends on being enrolled in VA health care (via VA Form 10-10EZ) and having an active, documented diagnosis and prescription within the VA system — not on your disability rating or what conditions you are compensated for. Sinusitis being your only service-connected condition does not block you from using VA health care for CPAP needs, since VA health care and VA disability compensation are administered through different processes.
In practice, you generally cannot just submit outside sleep study results and have supplies shipped. VA will usually want its own clinical record of the diagnosis, which often means being seen by VA primary care, pulmonology, or sleep medicine. They may accept outside sleep study records as supporting documentation, but many VA facilities still require a current evaluation, a compliance download from your CPAP machine, or a repeat titration study before authorizing supplies, especially if there is no existing VA prescription on file. Policies and thresholds for what counts as sufficient documentation can vary somewhat by VA medical center, so it is worth asking your assigned VA primary care provider or the sleep clinic directly what they require.
Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.
Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.
| Rating | Monthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA) |
|---|---|
| 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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Analyze my claim free →Once a VA provider enters an order, DME and consumable supplies (masks, tubing, filters, etc.) are typically routed through the VA's prosthetics and sensory aids service, which handles ongoing resupply requests. Many VA facilities also use online supply reordering systems once you are set up in their DME system.
This process is entirely independent of your sinusitis rating and does not require filing any new disability claim; it is a health care enrollment and treatment matter, not a VA Form 20-0995 or 20-0996 issue.
As a next step, contact your VA primary care team or the sleep medicine clinic at your local VA medical center, explain that you want to transfer your CPAP care and supply ordering to VA, and ask what current documentation (records request, new study, or in-person evaluation) they need to set you up in their system.
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