Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding his exposure to herbicide agents and further examination is needed to determine if any of his conditions are related to in-service events.

The Board has remanded the claims for a joint condition, gastritis with weight loss, and migraine headaches due to insufficient information on the nature and cause of these conditions. The Veteran's service connection requests are now pending again.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a lipoma removal from the top of his head has been granted. His claims for left and right ankle disabilities, excluding Achilles tendonitis, have also been granted with effective dates based on when he first filed his initial claim. The Veteran's depressive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea are found to be related to his service-connected conditions, and his headaches are secondary to these disorders. Service connection has not been established for anemia or right knee chondromalacia.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and headaches are found to be related to his service-connected psychiatric disorders.,Erectile dysfunction is not linked to service, and bilateral hearing loss does not meet VA criteria for a disability. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder remains at 70 percent.

The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at 10%, and his chronic headache disorder, hypertension, and psychiatric disability are all service-connected. The Board has found the Veteran should be provided VA examinations to determine if his sleep apnea is related to his active duty or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board denied a higher rating as there was no legal basis for such.,The Veteran has service connection for migraine headaches due to his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus.,The Veteran’s right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for amblyopia, TBI residuals, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been reopened. The claim for amblyopia is granted as the preexisting condition did not worsen during active service. The claims for TBI residuals and headaches are denied due to lack of evidence supporting a current injury or illness in service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current headaches to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to service-connected psychiatric, headache, and bilateral feet disorders was denied as the evidence did not demonstrate a factual need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's initial claim for headaches was granted with a noncompensable rating prior to January 14, 2013. From that date, he is now receiving a 30 percent rating for his service-connected headaches.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder other than GERD and headaches due to additional development being needed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for migraine headaches, back disability, and right knee disability.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The Veteran's service connection and increased rating claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his sleep apnea, liver condition, and hypertension. The SSA records must also be obtained.

The Veteran's initial rating for ischemic heart disease is granted at a 10 percent level. The Veteran's TBI with migraine headaches is also granted, but only at the noncompensable (zero percent) level. Other service-connected disabilities are remanded.

The appeal for service connection of various conditions, including lumbar spine disorder, bilateral eye disorder, headaches, TMJ, right and left knee and ankle disorders, erectile dysfunction, left and right lower extremity disorders is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and need for further examination.

The Veteran's headache disability is being remanded due to the need for a new examination to assess its current severity.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a 30 percent evaluation from March 30, 2012 to March 26, 2018.,For the period beginning March 27, 2018, the Veteran is granted a 50 percent evaluation for his service-connected headaches.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for headaches, chronic fatigue, sinusitis, a lumbar spine disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. However, the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise related to service.