Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted at a rating of 70 percent, effective prior to March 26, 2018. Service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are denied. The Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disability, toenail disability (left great toe), and shoulder disabilities (left and right) have been granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current evidence of a hearing loss disability. The claim for left ankle disability has been remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The claims for sinusitis and right wrist ganglion cyst removal are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches is being remanded due to the need for further examination and readjudication.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations to assess the severity of his conditions, determine their etiology, and consider all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's migraines are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted due to the frequency of his attacks.

The Veteran's headaches, post-traumatic in origin, are rated at a 50 percent disability evaluation from May 16, 2018. The appeal is remanded for consideration of TDIU.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of a right shoulder condition as it has been granted and rendered moot. The issue of service connection for migraines/chronic headaches is remanded.

The Veteran's migraines are considered a chronic disease that manifested within one year of her completion of active service. Therefore, she is granted service connection for migraines on a presumptive basis.

The Board has granted a TDIU as of June 18, 2012, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include TBI, headaches, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of cervical radiculopathy, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and headache disorder. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded claims for right ankle and left knee disabilities, as well as a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including right hand disability, left hand disability, small left finger disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, lung disability, kidney disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, and chronic fatigue syndrome have been dismissed. The claim for service connection for temporomandibular disorder has also been dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow gainful employment.

Service connection for migraine headaches has been granted.,The claim for service connection for right knee condition is denied.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and cervical spine disorders. The Veteran's claims of bilateral arm numbness and chronic headaches were also denied as secondary to a cervical spine disorder.,Service connection was not established on the basis that these conditions began during or within one year following service, or as a result of an in-service injury.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Morton’s neuroma of the left foot and vascular headaches were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted a compensable rating of 10%. The claims for service connection for headache, low back, chronic left leg, and chronic right leg disabilities are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence and further development is required.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection. Service connection for a headache condition is denied, and the Veteran's low back condition and acquired psychiatric condition (to include major depression) are remanded.