Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various knee, ankle, back, shoulder, and radiculopathy disabilities due to insufficient evidence of current diagnoses or etiology.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective April 24, 2006 due to service-connected disabilities. The appeal is granted as the full benefit sought on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for higher staged ratings for his service-connected migraine headaches has been denied. Prior to August 26, 2019, the Veteran was not entitled to a rating in excess of 10 percent. From August 26, 2019, he is not entitled to a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for a headache disorder, residuals of a head injury, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorder. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for narcolepsy and a total abdominal hysterectomy with scar have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her appeals.,Her claim for headache disorder is granted, but she needs to provide additional evidence regarding her asthma, right foot hallux valgus, left foot hallux valgus, and right shoulder disorder.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from August 3, 2009 to September 15, 2013. The TDIU is based on his PTSD and related psychiatric impairments.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, dementia, and migraines due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service car accident that occurred during his active duty. The Board found no nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for headaches, thyroid cancer, and urticaria due to insufficient consideration of certain evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and tension headaches, claimed as migraines are being remanded due to the need for further development.,An initial compensable disability rating for tension headaches, claimed as migraines is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, and a higher rating is denied.,Service connection for tinnitus was granted effective May 20, 2015, which is the date of receipt of the claim. An earlier effective date is denied.,The Veteran's depressive disorder and anxiety disorder are found to have been incurred in service.,A back disability is not considered incurred in service due to lack of evidence showing continuity of symptoms since service.,Hypertension was not incurred in service, as there were no manifestations within one year of separation from service.,The Veteran's headaches are found to be proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus and depressive disorder.,A left knee disability is not considered incurred in service.,A right knee disability is not considered incurred in service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure during service. Headaches and hypertension are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of the sense of smell and headaches with amnesia due to a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) from the parties. The appeal is now pending for further examination and treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate examination reports and need for additional medical opinions regarding respiratory disorder and headaches.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension with a history of renal artery transplant and headaches as secondary to this condition.,The Veteran's hypertension is considered renovascular in nature, secondary to his pre-existing renal artery stenosis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased rating for PTSD and service connection for headaches, respiratory conditions, and permanent discoloration of the skin on neck area before a decision was made.

The Veteran's Graves' disease and thyroid disability are granted as secondary to his service-connected multiple myeloma. The other conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of a permanent and total nature, and the Board has dismissed his claims for increased ratings as he withdrew them at his hearing.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck, low back, left hip, right knee, right ankle, right foot, and right hand conditions, as well as his erectile dysfunction (orchiodynia), head injury, headaches, anxiety, and depression. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to improper adjudication under the AMA system. The RO must correct this, readjudicate the claims, and provide a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).