Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Veteran's appeal is being returned to the Board for further adjudication due to errors in previous determinations regarding his migraines/headaches and sleep disorder.

The Veteran's cervical strain and associated residuals, including spondylosis and degenerative disc disease (cervical spine condition), are granted as service-connected.,Service connection is granted for sinusitis.,Service connection is granted for allergies and associated residuals, including chronic conjunctivitis (allergy condition).,Headaches are found to be service-connected.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The rating for his cervical spine disability is granted at 40 percent, effective from the date of decision. Ratings for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy remain denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, low back disability, and other joint disabilities due to new evidence received since previous decisions. The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic fatigue syndrome is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations and opinions to determine if her current back, vision, chest pain, allergies, breathing disorder, headaches, memory loss, and vertigo are related to service or any other conditions. The issues include a back disorder, vision disorders, chronic chest pain, allergies, asthma, headaches, memory loss, and vertigo.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder disability and migraine headaches have been reopened. The Board has ordered remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in its May 2018 decision regarding service connection for cause of death. The appellant seeks service connection based on her contention that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.

The Veteran's post-traumatic headaches are rated at 50% effective August 1, 2019. The appeal for a higher rating prior to this date is denied.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for migraine headaches and hypertension were denied as there is no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks or diastolic pressure predominantly 120 or more, respectively.

The Veteran's low back condition is granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee condition.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and dementia, is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cluster headaches, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 29, 2017 for a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear has been granted. Service connection is also granted for OSA, cervicogenic headaches, and cervical spine disability.,Service connection is granted for erectile dysfunction (ED), hypertension, a disability manifested by loss of balance secondary to cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, thyroid disorder, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's chronic vascular headaches have been granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent from June 6, 2014 to January 14, 2015. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than somatic symptom disorder and pendulous breasts (claimed as residuals of a breast reduction) are pending.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, sleep disorder, difficulty swallowing, and cervical spine arthritis. The Board found that the Veteran's headaches are not related to service or his service-connected panic disorder. Service connection was granted for a sleep disorder secondary to service-connected panic disorder. Service connection was denied for difficulty swallowing as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. Service connection was also denied for cervical spine arthritis, claimed as a neck disorder, as there is no evidence of a current neck condition related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a headache condition, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Veteran's migraines (service-connected as tension headaches) have been rated at 50 percent since the appeal period began, due to their severe economic inadaptability.

The appeal for service connection of migraines, sleep apnea, and PTSD is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's initial ratings for chronic mixed headache syndrome with tension headaches and hypertension have been granted. The appeal regarding service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and individual unemployability is remanded.

The appeals for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and headaches have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.