Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on unemployability for the period from October 1, 2021 onwards due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran had a thymic cyst of the left vocal cord, which resulted in residual scars and migraine headaches. Service connection was not granted for hypertension or erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disability and TDIU due to incompletion of medical opinions and additional development. The Veteran's representative raised alternative theories of service connection, including myofascial trigger points during service and back disability aggravation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various foot, hip, wrist, hand, leg, shoulder, spine, and hearing loss disabilities due to incomplete information in the record. The Veteran is required to provide authorization for VA to obtain his private treatment records and undergo examinations to determine if any of these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's headache disorders, including tension headaches and migraines, are found to be related to his service. His cervical spine disorder is not considered to be directly related to his service.

The Veteran's mixed headaches with vascular and muscle contraction components are rated at a 50 percent disability rating from June 20, 2012 through August 20, 2013 due to frequent completely prostrating attacks that result in severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a 50 percent disability rating, and the claim for service connection of sleep apnea is remanded due to missing private treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, right foot disability, and right ankle disability made him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from November 12, 2015 to June 24, 2019.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were not adequate and remands the cases for additional opinions to address the etiology of the Veteran's headaches and vertigo.

The Veteran's headache disability, PTSD with TBI, and right wrist disabilities are granted. The Veteran is awarded a 70 percent rating for his PTSD with TBI from February 7, 2018, and an initial 10 percent rating for his right wrist disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The TBI claim was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating, while the migraine headaches, shrapnel scar in the right leg, and superficial shell fragment wound of the forehead claims were all denied due to lack of supporting evidence.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, a neck disability, and a headache disability. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was also granted as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with vertebral fracture.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, tension headaches, lumbar strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right knee strain, and hearing loss, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as service connected. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability, respiratory disorder, sleep disorder, and low back disability are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board dismissed all issues related to service connection and new and material evidence claims due to the Veteran's death. The appeal is dismissed without prejudice.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an eye disability has been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for TBI, claimed as memory loss, and migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, infertility, headache disability, tremor disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to exposure to non-ionizing microwave radiation during service.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, including subluxation and neck stiffness, is granted on an aggravation basis. Service connection for cervicogenic headaches is also granted. The claims for myalgia and lumbar spine disability are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, including as due to exposure to toxins during active service. The claims for higher ratings for left ankle disability and skin disorder are remanded, as is the claim for service connection for a low back disorder.

Service connection is granted for hepatitis C. Service connection is denied for diabetes, migraine headaches, right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, and right leg disability.,The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any diagnosis or treatment of the claimed conditions within one year after separation from service. The Board finds that these claims are not supported by competent evidence.