Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability, right shoulder disability, and migraine headaches. The Veteran's right knee disability is found to be related to her in-service injury during ACDUTRA in April 2009.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to non-compliance with previous directives. The back disability claim is related to a fall during service, but there are no records from Galveston, Texas. The headache condition claim is linked to seizure disorder and must be deferred until epilepsy is decided. TDIU is also deferred as it's inextricably intertwined with the other claims.

A rating of 60 percent for autoimmune disease is granted from July 24, 2008.,A maximum schedular 30 percent rating for IBS is granted from July 24, 2008.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for the entire period on appeal, with symptoms described as very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that significantly impact his ability to work.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not cause the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, as his limitations are due to nonservice-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee, back, and headache disabilities due to a lack of VA examinations prior to the July 2012 rating decision. The Veteran is required to undergo another VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disorder, upper extremity neurological disorder (including cervical radiculopathy), headaches, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and left shoulder disorder, as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities and associated falls.

The appeal of the issue of service connection for dizziness is dismissed. Service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are granted. The issues of service connection for a bilateral knee disability, hypertension, and headaches are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and for a migraine headaches, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete service treatment records and a need to clarify the type of hearing requested by the Veteran's representative.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches are being remanded due to the need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted with effective dates of October 12, 2016. The initial ratings assigned are 20% for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.,Effective dates earlier than October 12, 2016 were denied for the grant of service connection for sacralization L5, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and migraines.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to address the Veteran's headaches and clarifying the assigned rating for his right knee surgical scar. The service connection claim for PTSD remains denied.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are granted as service connected due to a motor vehicle accident in service.,Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and major depressive disorder have been reopened. The right hand disability and right knee disability claims are still pending.

The Veteran's migraine headaches, hypertension, and sleep apnea are all service-connected. The Board has remanded the cases for further examination to determine if these conditions had their onset in or are otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at 50 percent, the highest available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board finds no other appropriate diagnostic code under which a higher rating could be assigned.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, migraine headaches, radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, and radiculopathy of the right upper extremity due to a lack of supporting evidence in developing the Veteran's claim.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability (unspecified depressive disorder) and his headache disability (tension headaches) are both granted as service-connected.