Migraines & headaches decisions — 2021

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate examination findings and missing private treatment records. The claims will be reconsidered with new examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities, particularly chronic fatigue syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disability, headaches, respiratory disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left eye disability, and right eye disability. Additionally, an updated VA examination is needed for his service-connected psychiatric disorder and carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a psychiatric disorder, hypertension as secondary to a service-connected disability, and peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet. The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure due to his military service in Korea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his adjustment disorder and physical conditions like sleep apnea, headaches, joint pain, and neuropathy, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from January 28, 2014 to June 6, 2016.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an abnormal gait, PTSD and anxiety, a lower neck disability, and headaches have been granted. However, the claim for a lower neck disability is remanded to obtain medical records from NATO HQ at Film City.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50% disability rating, effective March 22, 2017.,His ataxia was found to have been aggravated by his service in the U.S. Navy Reserve during ACDUTRA in July 1984.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the grant of service connection for headaches, which no longer constitutes an appeal. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tension headaches, heart palpitations, and sleep apnea due to additional evidence not previously considered by the RO. The claims are also being readjudicated in light of a new VA examination for his heart condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent since May 10, 2017. The Board has granted a higher rating of 50 percent effective May 10, 2017, finding the evidence in equipoise as to whether her attacks produce severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, dizziness, syncope, and esophageal cancer are denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and chronic constipation are granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine injury and medications for his service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, respectively. The Veteran is also granted a 20% disability rating for his hemorrhoids.

The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's eye disabilities and headaches.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, effective February 23, 2012. The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected migraine headaches.,The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches rendered him unemployable from October 12, 2004 to January 21, 2013, inclusive. The Board granted a TDIU rating on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of all pending claims and appeals.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. He was granted a 50% rating for chronic sinusitis from November 20, 2017 onwards and a 10% rating for GERD throughout the appeal period. His claim for muscle contraction headaches prior to January 15, 2019, was also granted a 30% rating. However, his right ring finger status post fracture claim was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities due to insufficient examination findings and lack of consideration of certain factors.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating, and the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a headache disability are remanded. The issue of TDIU is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to determine the severity of his bilateral hearing loss, service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo, and to obtain missing VA medical records.