Migraines & headaches decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for depression, headaches, and sleep apnea. The VA is instructed to provide a supplemental opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to service or caused by any service-connected disabilities.

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

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headache disability due to lack of evidence meeting VA regulatory criteria. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and providing a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral ankle condition, headaches, diabetes mellitus type II, sleep disorders, heart condition, jaw condition, and several neurological conditions. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD) was granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), fatigue, and polyarthralgia. The issues are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and headaches to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD have been denied.,There is no current diagnosis of hypertension, and the Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for fibroids and migraines due to outstanding VA treatment records, new examinations, and notification of missed appointments.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a chronic sleep disorder, and migraines due to lack of evidence establishing their onset or relationship to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and headaches, finding that these conditions are related to his in-service head injury. The decision also reopened the Veteran's previously denied claim.

The Veteran's claim to reopen a service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and headaches is granted. Service connection for headaches, claimed as residuals of TBI, is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, right lower extremity varicose veins, and headaches due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches prior to his death is granted with an effective date of April 13, 2006.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient information in the VA examinations and the need for additional medical records.

The Veteran's PTSD and migraine headaches were denied ratings higher than the current ones. The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50% prior to October 6, 2016, and his migraines were not given a compensable rating before September 2, 2010.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, but no higher. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service records are unavailable due to a fire at the National Personnel Records Center. The Board is remanding the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating for migraine headaches and related issues, as well as his TDIU claim. The Veteran needs to be provided with a VA examination to assess the severity of his migraine/tension headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability is reopened, and he is granted a 50% rating for migraine headaches effective January 2, 2013. The effective dates for service connection for migraine headaches and DJD of the cervical spine are set to October 27, 2004.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that they were not related to his service or his service-connected post nasal fracture.

The Board has granted reopening of the previously denied claims for service connection for tinnitus and a lumbar spine disorder. Service connection is also granted for tinnitus, but denied for heart disorder, headache disorder, residuals of head injury, right leg disorder (excluding sciatica), obstructive sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disorder.