Migraines & headaches decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the new evidence, which is April 20, 2016.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, as very frequent completely prostrating attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board found that the evidence was evenly balanced on whether this level of disability is warranted.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining issues of chronic headaches, insomnia, GERD, deviated nasal septum, chronic sinusitis, and sleep apnea are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the cases of sinusitis and headaches for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for her lumbar spine and headache disabilities, as well as her claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to unavailability of VA treatment records and need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions, including chronic headaches and acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service. The Board found that the Veteran does not have chronic disabilities of the left shoulder, right knee, or salivary gland.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to a head injury, should be remanded due to new VA treatment records being submitted since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Headaches (including Migraines) due to incomplete medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and headache disability are granted service connection. However, hypertension is denied as it did not manifest within one year of the Veteran's discharge from active duty.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches was granted. The appeal for syncope and a rating in excess of 30 percent for retro-bulbar neuritis, left eye, is withdrawn. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for depressive and anxiety disorders and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability and migraines have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea are granted. Headaches have been denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury with headaches, including associated symptoms such as blurred vision, dizziness, nausea, and sensitivity to light, is granted. The claim for service connection for the lumbar spine disorder is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for cluster headaches and remanded the issue of service connection for a skin disability, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, PTSD, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome have been remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Board found that new evidence related to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for fibromyalgia.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, right knee arthritis, degenerative arthritis and spondylosis of the lumbar spine, tension headaches, left knee condition, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The evidence did not establish a current disability or link to service.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical disorder, headaches, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and a respiratory disorder (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and emphysema) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran did not have a current disability that began during or was otherwise related to his military service.