Migraines & headaches decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and her left knee disability has been granted. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness and headaches, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected TBI. The VA examinations did not address whether these conditions were aggravated by the service-connected TBI.

The Board has determined that more development is necessary prior to final adjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinsonism, headaches, and anxiety and coping difficulties with mild mood disorder due to his headaches. The case is being remanded for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's lipomas and headaches have been denied as they are not related to service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,Service connection for hepatitis C has been remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine its etiology. The Veteran contends it is secondary to his liver disease (to include cirrhosis of the liver), and possibly due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including hip, knee, and foot disabilities, headaches, sleep apnea, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected headaches and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show that he is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's migraines, associated with major depressive disorder and traumatic brain injury, are now rated at 50% effective February 10, 2017.

The Veteran's initial rating for headaches associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is granted at a 30 percent level. The issues of service connection for neck disability, low back injury, increased ratings for TBI residuals and headaches, special monthly compensation for erectile dysfunction, and an earlier effective date for tinnitus are all remanded due to the need for additional evidence or examinations.

Service connection for headaches is granted as secondary to service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (to include alcohol use disorder).,The claim of service connection for residuals of stomach cancer was reopened due to new evidence showing a relationship with military service. The effective date for this service connection is set at September 10, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation was remanded due to the lack of loss of use in either lower extremity. The effective date for increased rating Crohn's disease remains January 15, 2008.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a low back disorder due to insufficient evidence.,Other claims related to migraine headaches and osteochondroma of the right humerus are also being remanded.

The Veteran's headaches, which he has had since a head injury during service, are considered incurred in service and granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea, as well as the current severity of his hypertension. The RO must obtain updated medical records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to address these issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, headaches, and glaucoma. The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, is not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disease or injury, and is not otherwise attributable to service. Headaches were also denied as they are not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by service connected disease or injury.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a headache disorder, sinusitis, and right shoulder disorder are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The claim for a headache disorder is reopened as there is new material evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied all other claims, including those related to the Veteran's hands, chest pain, respiratory issues, hypertension, and tension headaches. The effective date for the grant of service connection for right knee strain is set at January 24, 2013.

The Veteran's hypertension and migraine headaches have been granted initial evaluations. However, the PTSD claim has been remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right eye disorder, right shoulder disability, and cephalgia. The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraine headaches is denied, and her claim for a higher initial rating for migraine headaches is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer or its treatment caused his death in a car accident.