Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, migraines, insomnia, chest pain, right foot pain, left foot pain, heart condition, and whooping cough due to insufficient evidence.,VA is required to provide a medical examination when necessary to decide a claim.

The Board has found that additional evidence was added to the claims file since the April 2016 SOC and requires remand for further action, including obtaining any outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete medical records. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization forms for Brick Hospital, Ocean Medical Center, and Dr. Chulie.

The Veteran's TDIU claims for the periods prior to and since August 26, 2011 were denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Veteran is currently in receipt of a combined 100% disability rating due to multiple service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and back disabilities, finding that the Veteran had injuries during active duty which resulted in current disabilities.,Service connection was denied for TBI and migraine headaches as there is no evidence of a current disability related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inconsistencies in the VRC evaluation and need for a new assessment of his employment feasibility given his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a skin disorder, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were otherwise related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the June 2019 rating decision. A new VA examination is required to assess the severity of his migraine headaches and their impact on his employment.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability and a psychiatric disorder (impaired impulse disorder) as the evidence did not show onset during or related to service, with no aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Vincent’s Medical Center on January 26, 2017 to January 27, 2017 is granted as the treatment was deemed necessary due to a severe and emergent condition that required immediate medical attention.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed these cases as a result.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and TDIU were denied. The rating for migraine headaches was maintained at 10 percent prior to October 16, 2019, and increased to 30 percent thereafter. The Board found that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board is remanding the cases for obtaining and associating with the claims file a complete copy of the January 12, 2018 VA OIG Criminal Investigations Division Comprehensive Reports of Investigation along with any supporting documentation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected acid reflux, lumbar spine, migraine headaches, left middle finger injury, and right arm scar disabilities.

The Board has denied a higher initial rating for migraine headaches and remanded the case to obtain additional information regarding the low back disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions regarding his sinus condition and its relationship to his other claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disorder and for an increased rating for dacryocystitis due to incomplete opinions and failure to consider all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's post-traumatic headaches are rated as 50 percent disabling, effective November 30, 2011. The Board also granted SMC at the housebound rate based on his service-connected post-traumatic headaches.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for migraine headaches and IBS with GERD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.