Migraines & headaches decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sleep disorder, arches disability, right shoulder disability, hypertension, cervical spine disability, left knee disability (knee strain), and headaches have all been denied. The Board found no current disabilities related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain injury, to include headaches and dizziness, is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his TBI and PTSD. The issue of entitlement to SMC based on the regular need for aid and attendance of another person is also remanded.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and headaches are granted as secondary to her service-connected disabilities, specifically her lumbar spine disability and bilateral knee chondromalacia.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD, is remanded as there are conflicting opinions regarding its onset and relationship to service. Service connection for a neck disability and headaches is also remanded. Service connection for vertigo remains in dispute.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a headache disorder, to include migraines, due to insufficient reasoning in the original decision regarding whether a VA examination or opinion was warranted based on the Veteran's complaints of anxiety and the March 2020 medical article that suggested that anxiety symptoms may aggravate migraines.

An initial 70 percent rating for residuals of a TBI is granted, effective February 15, 2019.,A 50 percent rating for headaches is granted as of March 7, 2015, and denied prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for complex partial seizures, generalized anxiety disorder and TBI, migraines, and TDIU due to evidence suggesting worsening of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU were denied. The Veteran was not found to have severe economic inadaptability due to her headaches before August 6, 2013, or sufficient additional disability to bring the combined rating to 70 percent or more between August 6, 2013, and January 27, 2015.

The Veteran's vascular headaches, migraine type have been granted a 30% disability evaluation effective from the date of the decision.,The Veteran's GERD has been granted a 10% disability evaluation effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's bilateral breast calcification, claimed as fibrocystic breast disability, is granted service connection. The issues of hypertension, urinary hesitancy, ovarian cyst disability, TMJ disorder, and other disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is requested to undergo further medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous decisions. The Veteran's neurological conditions, including headaches and traumatic brain injury, as well as his arthritis and fibromyalgia, are now subject to new examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disability, and migraine headaches.,There is no evidence of any current or in-service psychiatric condition that would support the Veteran's claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee, ankle, and shoulder disabilities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is not presumed to have a chronic condition in service or within presumptive periods.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a higher 30 percent from June 26, 2012 to September 30, 2019. The rating is based on the frequency of prostrating attacks.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, neck condition, and headache condition (including migraines) due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. The claims are currently under review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic headaches and cervicothoracic dysfunction were denied increased ratings.,Entitlement to a higher rating for chronic headaches associated with cervicothoracic dysfunction from June 8, 2017 forward was denied. The Veteran's condition is already rated at the maximum allowed under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Veteran is seeking an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected headaches prior to October 27, 2009.,The Veteran is also seeking a maximum rating of 50 percent for his service-connected headaches as of October 27, 2009.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a headache disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his in-service headaches and current condition.