Migraines & headaches decisions — 2019

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus and remanded his claims for service connection for other conditions due to lack of timely NODs, but found that the July 2015 rating decision denying back condition and temporary total disability was final. The remaining issues are being remanded for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's current headache disorder is not related to his active duty service and does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection based on his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been granted with effective dates of March 18, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and mood disorder do not prevent her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has reopened the claims for lower back, left eye, and bilateral hand conditions due to new evidence. The right eye condition, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder), and headache condition are all remanded for further review.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for mixed headache disorder, sinusitis, sleep apnea, left knee condition, right knee condition, and back condition are remanded due to issues with hearing scheduling and need for additional medical records.

The Veteran's headache disability is related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headache disability is related to service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be related to his service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for an additional examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected migraines and whether his other symptoms are related to these migraines or to his service-connected lipoma excision residuals.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic post-traumatic headaches are rated at a 30 percent rating, which is the maximum allowed under the criteria for this condition.

The Veteran's migraine headache condition was found to have started during service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The application to reopen the claim for service connection for a back disability was denied.,The application to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) was granted, but the claim remains pending as it is still under consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has remanded several of his issues related to hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, bipolar disorder, headaches, sleep disability, and TBI.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and a headache disorder, finding that there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence to link these conditions to any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation of his migraine headaches was granted, and he is now rated at 50% effective October 31, 2011. The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition and bilateral knee condition is being remanded for further development.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for throat cancer, to include as due to exposure to herbicide (Agent Orange), is also being remanded.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as residuals of a head injury incurred in service.,The effective date for the TDIU is set at March 1, 2010.

The Veteran's migraines were rated at 30% prior to February 20, 2019. The Board found that the evidence did not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since February 22, 2016.