Migraines & headaches decisions — 2021

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as moot due to the assignment of a 100% combined schedular rating for all service-connected disabilities since December 26, 2007.

The Veteran's tension headaches are not service-connected as they did not begin during service or due to an in-service injury, and there is no evidence of a direct relationship between the condition and his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and disability rating for vertigo and traumatic brain injury with tension headaches has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that they are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. However, it denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, concluding that it is not related to his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for new VA examinations and opinions regarding his service-connected conditions, as well as the newly raised issues of secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine and back condition have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of cluster headaches due to incomplete opinions and potential need for additional medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection and aggravation.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran requires aid and attendance or is housebound due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for headaches was denied.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for service-connected scars, status post cholecystectomy and Nissen fundoplication is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as both direct and secondary to migraine headaches, PTSD, and/or allergic rhinitis, should be remanded due to inadequate rationale in previous examinations.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of smallpox vaccination, sinusitis with chronic headaches and sinus infections, and reflux disease.,The Veteran's claims were remanded multiple times due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for migraines and tendonitis of the right knee is being remanded due to insufficient evidence in some areas, particularly regarding the frequency and severity of her symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic cluster headaches have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since July 2009, and the Board has granted a TDIU effective November 29, 2010.

The Board denied a compensable rating for service-connected migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's migraines did not meet the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 due to less frequent attacks and less severity.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective April 20, 2016 due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a headache disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The rating for diabetic nephropathy remains at 80 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records. The issues of service connection for migraine headaches, sleep apnea, a respiratory disability (undiagnosed illness), PTSD, and a thoracic spine disability remain under review.

The appeal for service connection of migraines is dismissed. The appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression) and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding his claimed disabilities. The case will be returned for further development.