Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his tibia and fibula fractures, as well as his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's depressive disorder and TBI service connection claims are granted. The Veteran's headaches claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for VR&E services, including education to pursue a career as a physical therapist, is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an updated vocational rehabilitation evaluation considering his current symptomatology.

The Board has decided that a separate 10 percent rating is granted for eye drainage, eye pain, and occasional dizziness due to service-connected eye disability. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining updated VA examinations.

The Board has found that more development is needed for the claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right-hand disability, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims are REMANDED to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for adenoid cystic carcinoma/mouth lesions, sleep disorder, headaches, and a mental disorder due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or any incident of service.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on issues including service connection for loss of teeth, rating for tension headaches, propriety of reduction in rating for tension headaches, and TDIU prior to September 17, 2019.

The Veteran's GERD is granted as secondary to her service-connected knee disabilities. The claim for low back disability, related to the knees, is also granted on a secondary basis. The claim for headaches has been reopened and remains pending.

The Board has remanded the cases for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's dizziness and headaches are related to her in-service head injury, and whether the dizziness was caused or aggravated by the headaches.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA and private treatment records for the Veteran's migraine headaches, and to conduct an in-person or telehealth examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's headaches are proximately due to his service-connected right knee condition, PTSD, and tinnitus. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a TDIU and non-service-connected disability pension benefits, finding that his service-connected PTSD and migraines did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination and the need for additional medical records. The Veteran's headaches are being reviewed again as part of his service connection claim.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a bilateral elbow condition, bilateral foot condition, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, left knee degenerative arthritis, sinusitis, and migraine condition are denied. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against these claims.,Service connection for a bilateral elbow condition (claimed as joint pains) is denied because there is no current disability. Service connection for a bilateral foot condition, including plantar fasciitis, is denied due to lack of in-service incurrence and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various symptoms, including headaches, gastrointestinal issues, muscle and joint pain, lower extremity neuropathies, palpitations with tachycardia, and chronic fatigue, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness. Additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected tension headaches is denied. Prior to April 16, 2019, the evidence does not support a finding of characteristic prostrating attacks. From April 16, 2019, the evidence supports one such attack per month.

The Board has granted service connection for low back degenerative disc disease and headaches, finding that these conditions are due to injuries sustained during a period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's claims for migraines and sinusitis were denied as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks or incapacitating episodes, respectively.,Service connection for a rib disability, tarsal tunnel syndrome of the left lower extremity, and tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right lower extremity were all denied due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, including lumbosacral strain, was denied. The appeal is mixed as some issues were granted and others were not.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, secondary to his service-connected shoulder bursitis, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination. The Veteran's tension headaches are not considered to be prostrating, thus denying a compensable rating. Service connection is remanded for right knee, right shoulder, right ankle, and left wrist disabilities. An initial compensable rating for nasal polyps is also remanded.