Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for an updated VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines and cervical spine conditions, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability was granted. Service connection for schizoaffective disorder, depressed type is also granted. The claims for service connection of breathing disability, sinus disability, headaches, and sterility are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current headaches and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.

The Veteran's migraines were granted a rating of 50 percent effective July 31, 2013. She was also granted TDIU from the same date.,A higher initial rating for persistent depressive disorder is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a right foot condition and left shoulder condition have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches, secondary to his service-connected neck condition, and for a sleep disorder, secondary to his service-connected GERD, are being remanded for further development.

Your appeal for increased ratings on right knee disability, left knee disability and headaches has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions and a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is presumed to be related to exposure to particulate matter during his active duty service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The claims for tension headaches and vertigo are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability, finding that the evidence did not establish onset in service or causation related to service. The Veteran's assertions were found not credible.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, cervical spine disability, and headaches are granted. The Veteran is also awarded a higher rating for his TMJ disorder as of October 28, 2021.

The Veteran's TBI and occipital headaches are being remanded for further evaluation as the current opinions from VA examiners do not align with the Veteran's reported symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury was reopened due to new and material evidence, and service connection is granted for both the head injuries and TBI. The Veteran currently experiences headaches and cognitive impairment as residuals.

The Veteran's claims for vitamin D deficiency and hyperlipidemia have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran's higher rating claims for allergic rhinitis, left thumb disability (status post fracture), tinnitus, migraines, and asthma have also been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of lumbar spine disorder, bilateral foot disorder, hemorrhoids, and migraine headache disorder.,These issues are being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The issues include headaches, PTSD, brain aneurysm, TBI, balance disability, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, dental disability, cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right thumb disability, left thumb disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for compensable evaluation of injury to the left ring finger, initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic post-traumatic headaches, migrainous phenotype, an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a TBI, and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder rotator cuff tear have all been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no current disability of the feet, and the claim was denied on the basis that there is no evidence of a chronic foot condition during service or since. For his anxiety disorder with TBI, the Board determined that the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders (DC 9413) should be used, resulting in a 50% rating.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and OSA, but the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.