Migraines & headaches decisions — 2021

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for migraines, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has granted a maximum schedular 50 percent rating for service-connected headaches, effective since November 6, 2020. The appeal is remanded for further consideration of the issues of service connection for OSA and left-side carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the SMC claim due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employment status and additional VA and private treatment records are needed. The appeal is now in remand status.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and incomplete medical history review. The Veteran's headaches are being reviewed again by a qualified physician.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and headaches due to inadequate VA examinations, failure to address lay statements and private medical opinions, and lack of compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, postmenopausal uterine bleeding (Menstrual problems), and pulmonary embolism have been denied. The appeals are based on the presumption of soundness at entry into service or due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, but no such evidence has been provided.

The Board has remanded multiple service connection claims due to insufficient evidence or conflicting opinions, including arthritis, back disorder, cervical spine disorder, neurological disorder of the right upper extremity, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, residuals of a heat stroke, and headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, coupled with his shoulder and migraine headache conditions, have a significant impact on his capacity for substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that he is unemployable due to these disabilities.

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with your claims as they are no longer valid.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches due to insufficient medical opinions provided in previous decisions.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for migraine headaches is being remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, and headaches due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is not service-connected for any of these conditions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the Veteran's TDIU claim, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to February 1, 2006.

The Veteran's cervical spine, right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and headaches have been granted service connection. However, the low back disability remains under review due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and headache disability is being remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current hearing loss or headache disabilities as defined by VA regulations, thus denying service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and TBI were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss or sufficient evidence to establish entitlement to service connection for these conditions. For headaches, the Veteran was granted an initial non-compensable rating but denied higher ratings. For TBI, the Veteran's claim was denied as his symptoms did not warrant higher than 10 percent ratings.

The appellant withdrew their appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to consider.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are not service-connected due to lack of chronicity in service and no evidence of continuity of symptomatology.,The esophageal disorder is not service-connected as it did not manifest during service or be related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, nor was it caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's headaches started during service and continued until his death. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's headaches had their onset in service, and grants service connection for headaches.,Regarding the acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder), the Board notes there are several diagnoses present. Adequate opinions have not been obtained that separately address each theory of entitlement and psychiatric disorder that the Veteran was diagnosed with during the period on appeal.