Migraines & headaches decisions — 2019

The Veteran's tinnitus and headaches are granted service connection. The claims for hypertension, left knee disorder, right knee disability, GERD, PTSD, increased ratings, and TDIU are REMANDED.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of a head injury, to include TBI and headaches, and rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected lumbar spondylosis, to include whether a separate rating is warranted for right leg radiculopathy.

The Veteran was granted a 100% educational assistance benefit level under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to his service-connected disabilities and over 30 continuous days of active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches. The remaining issues of service connection have been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, has been reopened and is remanded.,Service connection for a prostate condition is denied as there is no credible evidence linking the current condition to his military service.,Service connection for bilateral foot condition/arches, hypertension, COPD, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are all remanded due to insufficient examination or opinion regarding their etiology.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is currently being evaluated as a new claim since it was reopened.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the reopened claim in June 2011. The Board also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus and headache disorder are granted service connection, but the ulcer disability is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, also claimed as migraines and PTSD. The Veteran was remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his left knee disability and back disability.,The Veteran's unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, also claimed as undiagnosed illness due to Gulf War, is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection. The left ear hearing loss and perforation of the tympanic membrane (left ear) do not warrant initial compensable ratings.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition, finding that the Veteran's current cataracts are less likely as not caused by or the result of his in-service facial/cornea burns.,The Board also denied service connection for a bilateral knee condition, concluding that the Veteran's DJD is not as least as likely as not related to his complaints of pain during service.

The Board denied service connection for headaches as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology since service. The Veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, tinea versicolor, cervical myositis, and cervicogenic headaches are granted with effective dates of April 3, 2012. However, the Board has remanded several issues including an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, a headache disorder, PTSD, and type II diabetes mellitus as due to herbicide agent exposure (claimed as Agent Orange). The appeals are not related to service connection issues.

The Board found that termination of TDIU from December 1, 2017 was not proper due to the Veteran's employer providing special accommodations for his service-connected disabilities. The earlier effective date claim for June 1, 2015 is also remanded.

The Board has not fully complied with previous remand directives and the Veteran's claims for service connection for ear disability and headaches are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and headache disorder are all found to be related to his service. The claims for glaucoma, heart disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and diabetes mellitus have been denied.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated treatment records and for the Veteran to undergo a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated as 50 percent disabling for the entire period on appeal from February 6, 2008. The Board found that his very frequent and prolonged attacks of severe economic inadaptability warranted this rating.