Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Veteran's TBI, epilepsy, and migraines are granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for a skin condition is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right arm, cervical, right ankle, left leg, bilateral knee (right and left), right knee, left knee, headaches, and gastrointestinal conditions. The Board found no current disability in any of these areas and concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's active duty service and his claimed disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right arm, cervical, right ankle, left leg, bilateral knee (right and left), right knee, left knee, headaches, and gastrointestinal conditions. The Board found that there is no current evidence of a disability in these areas during the period under consideration.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right arm, cervical, right ankle, left leg, bilateral knee (right and left), right knee, left knee, headaches, and gastrointestinal conditions. The Board found no current disability in any of these areas and concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's active duty service and his claimed disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right arm, cervical, right ankle, left leg, bilateral knee (right and left), right knee, left knee, headaches, and gastrointestinal conditions. The Board found no current disability in any of these areas and concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's active duty service and his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tremors is reopened, and the claims for traumatic brain injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and alcohol use disorder are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD rated at 50%, resulted in a combined rating of 90% from October 13, 2016 to October 13, 2017. The Board granted a TDIU rating for this period based on the severity and cumulative effect of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI has been granted a 50 percent rating, and he is also granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability. The Veteran was also granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claim for a separate compensable disability rating for headaches as a neurological impairment associated with service-connected cervical disc disease was denied. The claim for TDIU prior to May 22, 2009 was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a lack of substantial compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's sinus condition is being reviewed for potential service connection.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury and headaches, finding that the Veteran did not have a current disability or evidence of an in-service event or injury.

The appeal of service connection for a residual scar, status-post laceration, head injury is dismissed. The claims for service connection for vein disorders of the bilateral legs and migraines are remanded.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be related to an in-service head injury.,The current left shoulder and right shoulder disorders do not appear to be directly related to service, as there is no evidence of chronic symptoms within the presumptive period or post-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches, a respiratory condition (to include as due to herbicide exposure), and ischemic heart disease were dismissed. The appeal for service connection for a traumatic brain injury is remanded.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent on and after April 25, 2019, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted the appellant's eligibility for an attorney’s fee based on past due benefits awarded in a December 2019 rating decision, which restored the Veteran's TDIU and migraine headache ratings.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining opinions regarding whether the Veteran's headaches and dizziness are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding the opinion on whether nonservice-connected headaches are proximately due to or the result of service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at 50 percent, but no higher, due to frequent and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability was denied, but his PTSD symptoms were found to warrant a 50 percent rating. His headaches are rated at 30 percent.