Migraines & headaches decisions — 2021

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and non-VA treatment records from Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The issue of service connection for the claimed conditions remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently considered direct service connection cases.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, erectile dysfunction, Parkinson’s disease, and balanitis with phimosis. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient explanations in the VA examination reports regarding whether the Veteran's ITP and Crohn’s disease are part of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI).

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disability, headache disability, and left shoulder disability. The decision finds that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to her active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between her current hearing loss and military service. The TDIU claim was granted as the Veteran meets the criteria for unemployability due to her service-connected disabilities.,The DEA claim remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a neurological disorder with history of stroke or TIA, and migraine headaches due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Moyamoya disease.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because he does not meet the criteria for a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent, and his other disabilities do not allow him to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have rendered him unemployable since July 16, 2014. The Board found that the evidence supports his claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from this date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined disability ratings do not meet the criteria for TDIU and there is insufficient evidence of record regarding his employment status.

The Veteran's migraine headache disability is rated at a maximum of 50 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board found that his very frequent and completely prostrating attacks are productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic headaches, finding that there is no causal relationship between his current post-service headaches and either his military service or his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibrocystic breast disease, claimed as fibroid tumors in both breasts, is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is granted.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including a back disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, headache disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The remand is due to incomplete evidence from private medical centers and SSA records, as well as an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's back disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and headaches, finding insufficient evidence to resolve the claims. The Veteran is required to provide clarification regarding the onset of his rheumatoid arthritis and a VA examiner must determine whether it was incurred during ACDUTRA.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension and headaches due to exposure to herbicide agents or as secondary to PTSD or CAD. The Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD). Headaches are related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and remanded the issue of service connection for Migraines.

The Veteran's increased rating for migraine headaches is granted, with a disability rating of 50 percent.,Service connection for right weak foot and left weak foot are denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 50 percent disability rating, the highest possible under VA regulations. The Board found that the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of severe economic inadaptability.