Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for new opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including lower back, left knee, left foot, and migraines.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including reviewing new VA treatment records and scheduling examinations for his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.,Effective dates prior to June 29, 2007, were denied for tinnitus, CAD, and headaches.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea and migraine headaches due to incomplete development as requested in a previous remand.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and various gynecological conditions, claimed as menstrual problems. The appeals are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, leaving no issues remaining for review.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has denied a higher rating for tension-type headaches and granted service connection for tinnitus. The right knee disability issue is remanded due to incomplete examination.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating under DC 8100, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that have produced severe economic inadaptability.

The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee disability, and migraine headaches have been granted.,The claims for service connection for gynecological disorders, left ankle pain, right ankle pain, and shortness of breath to include as due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness resulting from service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War are remanded. The claim for service connection for chest pain is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal as to all issues except for the acquired psychiatric disorder, which was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial 50 percent rating for migraines is granted. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability remains pending as the Veteran has not been notified of the grant of this condition.

The Board has granted reopening of the service connection claim for a lumbar spine disorder but denied service connection on the merits. The claim for migraines is remanded to determine if there is any relationship between the service-connected mental health disorder and current migraine disorders.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his tibia and fibula fractures, as well as his post-traumatic headaches. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's initial ratings for headaches and residuals of closed head injury were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for vertigo as a residual of the service-connected residuals of closed head injury, but with a separate rating.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for headaches and obstructive sleep apnea due to new evidence submitted by the appellant's attorney, including a medical opinion from Dr. Skaggs regarding both conditions. The appellant is requested to submit any additional evidence that was included in the transmission but not received.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck condition, but remanded the issues of service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric condition.,Service connection is also being remanded for the Veteran's low back condition (claimed as thoracic kyphoscoliosis).

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a VA opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headaches and for a VA medical examination to determine the severity of his lumbar degenerative facet joint disease.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for tension headaches since December 7, 2016 is being remanded due to the addition of relevant VA treatment records and the Veteran's request for RO review.

Your claims for service connection for migraine headaches and hypertension have been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to address.