Migraines & headaches decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal, skin, and headache disabilities are not related to his military service, including service in the Gulf War. The evidence does not support a finding of an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches and bilateral shoulder and hand disorders, substantially contributed to his death due to sudden cardiac arrest. The Board finds that these conditions caused or materially contributed to the underlying causes of death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA aid and attendance/housebound examination to determine whether the Veteran is housebound due to her migraine headaches. The appeal will be reconsidered after this development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including new VA examinations for hypertension and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of head trauma, including headaches and dizziness, is granted as his symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to outstanding VA treatment records and additional attempts to obtain medical records from Walter Reed Medical Center and Branch Health Clinic.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to complete the necessary steps for a TDIU claim prior to April 4, 2011. The VA Form 21-8940 needs to be completed and any relevant private records need to be obtained.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to have started during service and continue since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain service treatment records and VA treatment records, as well as verify the Veteran's periods of active duty and reserve service. The claims for service connection will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of service connection for dizziness, sleep apnea, headaches, and COPD, all to include as due to herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's headaches are related to an injury that occurred during basic training, and the Board finds service connection for these conditions is warranted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and further development is required.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and a bilateral arm disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a pre-existing condition or direct causation during active duty service. The claim for migraines was not granted as the Veteran did not have a diagnosis before service, nor did he show symptoms within one year post-service. For the bilateral arm disorder, the Board found no current diagnosis and no credible evidence linking it to service.

The Veteran's migraines have been granted an initial rating of 30 percent, effective June 24, 2009. The lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities remain at a noncompensable (zero percent) rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding that there is no competent evidence linking the disorder to service or his service-connected knee condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the issuance of an SSOC due to new evidence received since the December 2016 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing the Veteran with a statement of the case on his service connection claims.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review it.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying her claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's non-specific headaches were not found to be service-connected as they clearly and unmistakably existed prior to his period of active duty service, and clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrated that the disability was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service.