Migraines & headaches decisions — 2018

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, headaches as secondary to hypertension, low back disability and bilateral knee disabilities due to aggravation during active duty training.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder and migraine headaches, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during active service or within one year after discharge.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining updated treatment records and providing a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for PTSD and migraine headaches are denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for clinically isolated syndrome (claimed as Multiple Sclerosis) is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for residuals of TBI and migraine headaches are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for essential tremors, headache disability, and insomnia due to ongoing VA medical records being needed. The Veteran is also requested to provide authorization for any outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's headaches are granted a 10 percent rating prior to August 8, 2013 and denied any higher. For the period beginning August 8, 2013, he is granted a 30 percent rating for his headaches. The Veteran's bipolar disorder is granted a 70 percent rating prior to May 4, 2013 and a 100 percent rating from that date forward.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted, and service connection for left ear hearing loss and chronic fatigue are granted to the extent of reopening. A rating of 70 percent for PTSD since April 16, 2012, is granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's headaches, a neurological disability other than seizure disorder, and fatigue are related to his service-connected seizure disorder. However, further examination is needed to clarify the nature of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims due to his death, including service connection and increased rating appeals.

The Board has remanded the claims of episodic tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to incomplete development and lack of sufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of her migraine headaches, restless leg syndrome, and Sjögrens syndrome are remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for hypertension, GERD, lead poisoning, itchy skin, diabetes mellitus, headaches, and anxiety disorder due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for migraine headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, including the medications taken for those disabilities, due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran's claims will be further developed and a new addendum opinion is needed regarding whether his service-connected conditions aggravated his migraines.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, hypertension, asthma, sleep apnea or a sleep disorder, and vision loss. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or that they are not related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for a back condition, scars and denting of the forehead, headaches, right leg disorder, and left lower extremity disorder. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and depressive disorder were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. Service connection for a right shoulder disability was granted with an initial rating of 30 percent effective March 14, 2011.

The Veteran's post traumatic headaches and bipolar disorder are currently rated at 30 percent and 50 percent, respectively. The Board denied the claims for higher ratings as there was no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks or occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral shoulder disability and remanded the issue of service connection for migraines to include cluster headaches due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Veteran's recurrent headaches and bilateral hand tremors are found to be at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.