Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, vascular eczema, and migraine headaches have been denied.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions during or after service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including muscle and joint disabilities, headaches, right knee disability, left knee disability, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left CTS, and neck disability due to lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraines, claimed as secondary to spinal stenosis, is granted due to a showing of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claims for migraines and a shoulder condition, but remanded these issues due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, diabetes mellitus (DM), and a neck condition has been reopened. However, the claims have not met the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied. New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for TBI, headaches, vertigo, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, rhinitis, right eye disorder, and left eye disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. However, it denied service connection for idiopathic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular dysfunction, congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation due to service or as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a migraine disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's active duty is unclear, and further development is needed including verifying his federal duty status on July 1, 1999.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and PTSD, as well as his claim for TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider flare-ups of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for a headache disorder due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for an addendum opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an effective date prior to December 11, 2017, for a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent disabling prior to that date.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, and his headache disability is granted service connection. The increased rating for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to their infrequent nature and lack of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, tinnitus, a back condition as secondary to PTSD, diabetes as secondary to PTSD, right upper and lower extremity neuropathy, headaches, and a sleep condition. The issues of entitlement to service connection for these conditions are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines have been restored to a 30 percent rating, effective April 29, 2019. A 50 percent rating for migraines has also been granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining SSA records and considering TDIU on an extraschedular basis if warranted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, migraines, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to Gulf War exposure. The VA is required to provide a new opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder has been granted. His migraine headaches have also been increased to 50 percent prior to June 6, 2019 and his GERD has been increased to 30 percent.