Migraines & headaches decisions — 2021

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his PTSD, headache disorder, and hypertension claims. The TDIU claim prior to September 25, 2015 remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 50 percent, but no higher, for migraine headaches is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for migraines and an earlier effective date for the increased rating were denied. The case was also remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his TBI, PTSD, and memory issues.,The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for an extraschedular rating in excess of 50 percent for migraines and denied his claim for an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to assess whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability has caused and/or aggravated his radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities. Service connection for these conditions will be granted if found to be warranted.

The Board denied a higher rating for post-traumatic headaches associated with service-connected TBI, finding the evidence did not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinion regarding whether the Veteran's headache disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected schizoaffective disorder and/or cervical spine condition.

Your appeal for service connection of migraine headaches has been dismissed as you have requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic headaches has been granted. The claim for service connection for a dental condition related to his leukemia treatment is being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and knee disabilities, preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since April 11, 2019. The Board has granted TDIU on a schedular basis but remanded the issue of TDIU based solely on service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of depression, dizziness, and headaches for further examination and opinion due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for migraine headaches due to lack of a nexus opinion and need for additional medical records.

The Board has found that new evidence was received to reopen the claims for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, incontinence, headache disability, and posttraumatic stress disorder. These issues are being remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic headaches and migraines, a back disorder, chronic nerve pain, a right knee disorder, and appendix cancer and residuals to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to outstanding private treatment records and updated VA treatment records since April 2016 for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a headache disability, including migraines, and GERD has been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.,A VA examination is required to determine whether the Veteran's current headaches are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's muscle tension headaches are currently rated at the maximum allowable under VA guidelines, and she does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran also failed to secure substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, migraines, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of an in-service TBI resulting in symptoms such as nausea, sensitivity to light, cognitive impairment, headaches, and dizziness is granted. The appeals for a higher evaluation for PTSD with major depressive disorder and for TDIU are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that her service-connected conditions do not render her incapable of securing or following any substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's headaches associated with TBI are granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent. The claim for entitlement to TDIU is also granted. The claims for service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities have been withdrawn.