Migraines & headaches decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for headaches and a gastrointestinal disorder due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed again as there is insufficient evidence in the current examination reports.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, bilateral knee disorders, low back disorder, bilateral ankle disorders, bilateral foot disorders, and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions that did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his service experiences and post-service symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disorder, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be secondary to his service-connected unspecified mood disorder and/or degenerative disc disease of the spine. The right Achilles tendonitis is remanded for further development, including obtaining opinions on whether it is related to active service or secondary to other conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was reopened and granted effective November 6, 1967 due to the submission of new evidence within the appeal period.

The Veteran's folliculitis was granted service connection. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, back disability, psoriasis, migraines (due to undiagnosed illness or as secondary to tinnitus), GI disabilities (due to undiagnosed illness), and hemorrhoids (due to undiagnosed illness) are all remanded. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at the highest schedular rating of 50 percent throughout the appeal period, effective February 22, 2016.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's headaches, which were not diagnosed and are related to service. The examiner is asked to provide a new opinion on whether the Veteran's headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates due to outstanding treatment records, including those from Dr. Miller.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability. The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted an initial rating of 50%. Service connection was established for PTSD, and her claim for nerve damage to the right pelvis was reopened.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a higher initial rating of 50 percent from June 23, 2011 to December 26, 2013. The lumbar spine disability was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tension headaches do not warrant a higher rating, and the right shoulder disorder issue is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, right foot disability, left foot disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and migraine headaches due to inadequate VA medical opinions in previous decisions. The case is now before the RO for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for migraine headaches and remanded her claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as her rating for temporomandibular joint dysfunction. The appeals are now pending before VA.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of Social Security Administration records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examiner's report regarding service connection for migraines, specifically as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection. The initial ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, sciatic nerve, obturator nerve, external cutaneous nerve, and ilio-inguinal nerve are denied.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches has been granted, and a TDIU has also been granted. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's headaches are granted with a 30% rating prior to January 20, 2019 and a 50% rating from that date onwards. The claims for sleep apnea, kidney condition, bilateral pes cavus, rib condition, and an acquired psychiatric condition are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of headache syndrome is related to a head injury sustained during service, and thus grants service connection for headaches.