Migraines & headaches decisions — 2019

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a hernia disability and a headache disability are reopened, but further development is needed to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional records and examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder is remanded and will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting additional examinations to address the Veteran's claims.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, sleep apnea, and tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The rating of 20% is assigned for each condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been characterized by very frequent, prolonged and completely prostrating attacks, preventing her from working. The Board has granted a maximum schedular disability rating of 50 percent for the period prior to November 20, 2017.

The Board has dismissed the claims of whether the AOJ applied the proper compensation rate to an award of a combined 60 percent disability rating and entitlement to service connection for sinus bradycardia with dizziness. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's Crohn’s disease is rated at 30 percent since May 23, 2005. The rating for degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine remains at 10 percent prior to October 5, 2017 and at 20 percent thereafter. Chronic fatigue syndrome with myalgia is rated as noncompensable. Head injury with headaches is rated as 10 percent disabling. Memory loss is rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Veteran's migraines were previously rated at 30 percent, but the Board has now granted a 50 percent rating starting from October 31, 2017. Prior to this date, the migraines occurred with frequency but lasted for less than five hours each time.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims for further development due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions. The Veteran's conditions include strokes, transient ischemic attacks, memory loss, fibromyalgia (claimed as Desert Storm Syndrome), chest pain, joint pain and swelling, hemoptysis, hypertension, neck pain, mouth sores, body sores, migraines, sleep disorder, fatigue, sinusitis (claimed as nose bleeds), bronchitis (claimed as shortness of breath). The claims are related to service in the Gulf War.

The Veteran's right eye disorder is being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to his service-connected left eye disability and the frequency, severity, and duration of episodes of transient vision loss. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating based on the paired organ rule under 38 C.F.R. § 3.383 is also being remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension and headaches are granted service connection.,Service connection for fatigue disability, vesicular dermatitis, gastrointestinal disorder, sleep apnea, joint pain, and muscle pain is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a vestibular disorder, cardiac disorder, splenomegaly, and migraine headaches due to his service-connected Lyme disease. The AOJ is instructed to request the SSA hearing transcript from November 16, 2009 and schedule the Veteran for a new VA examination to determine if his migraine headaches are related to or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete service records and the need for further verification of his National Guard and Army Reserve service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various disabilities, including ankle pain, knee disabilities, hand scars, back disability, chest pain, elbow disability, finger fracture, cervico brachial syndrome, and headache.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic headaches, and sleep apnea due to errors in duty to assist. The issues are being reconsidered as new evidence was submitted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraines headaches (dizziness/vertigo and off balance), rendered him unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted the claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed all the Veteran's claims as it had no jurisdiction to adjudicate them under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Veteran's headaches and right knee arthritis are found to be service-connected.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and the need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's SUNCT syndrome is related to his active military service, but further examination by a neurologist is required.