Migraines & headaches decisions — 2018

The Veteran's initial rating for left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy remains at 20 percent, and the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating. The issue of service connection for a headache disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder.,Service connection is granted for a headache disorder.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records, including those from SSA and VA facilities, and schedule a VA examination to assess the severity of his low back disability.

The Board has denied service connection for left ankle and left foot disabilities, as well as migraine headaches and PTSD. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury with memory loss, and a headache disorder are denied. The claim for increased rating of PTSD is also denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of increased rating for hirsutism is remanded.

The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for degenerative arthritis of the neck, residuals head injury (including headaches and dizziness), and radiculopathy of the upper extremities. The reasons are that the Veteran was not provided a Statement of Case in response to his Notice of Disagreement, and potentially favorable evidence related to these claims is intertwined with his headache claim.

The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 13, 2013 is being remanded. The Board found that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected migraine headaches and referred the issue to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected laceration of the chin with lipoma.

The Board is remanding the issues of service connection for left and right groin disabilities, hypertension and headache disabilities (secondary to service-connected lumbosacral spondylosis and degenerative disk disease), right ankle disability, left ankle disability, acquired psychiatric disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, right knee disability, and neck disability.,Further development is needed for these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence for service connection of various conditions, including hypertension, a left-hand condition, sleep apnea, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran will need to provide updated medical records and undergo examinations to support his claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, heart disease, and headaches due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and headaches, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his service-connected allergic rhinitis. The rating for allergic rhinitis remains at 10 percent.

The claim has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted for service connection for a back disorder, but the other issues remain remanded.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine disability and remanded the claim of service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to a service-connected eye condition.

The Veteran's initial rating for migraine headaches was granted at a 50 percent level, effective October 12, 2004. The Board also remanded the issue of TDIU prior to January 22, 2013 based on service-connected migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and a higher rating for residuals of leptomeningitis are being remanded due to incomplete development. The CUE claim regarding the effective date will be addressed in a Statement of the Case, and the TDIU claim will be considered along with the other issues.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic bronchitis is rated at a noncompensable level, while his migraines are now rated at a 10 percent level effective from the date of decision.

The Veteran is granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar II disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder.,Service connection is also granted for headaches.