Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Veteran's right wrist disorder is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a link between the condition and his military service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains on appeal as there are conflicting opinions regarding its onset in service.,The Veteran's bilateral knee disorder has been remanded for further examination and evaluation.,Service connection for a headache disorder is granted based on current medical evidence.,Tinnitus was granted service connection, effective October 13, 2016.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and a rating for chronic headaches have been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia. The headaches are considered aggravated by the fibromyalgia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a request from his representative for information regarding the qualifications of the VA examiner who provided an opinion in September 2021. The appeal is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his current disabilities and his military service, particularly the motor vehicle accident in May 1988. The VA is asked to obtain updated treatment records and provide additional medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prothrombin gene mutation with secondary hypercoagulability was dismissed due to the Veteran requesting withdrawal of the appeal. The appeals for service connection for headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety and depression), status post deep vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolus (stroke), and seizure disorder are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for service connection for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 50% effective February 13, 2002. The Veteran's bilateral diabetic retinopathy with blindness in the left eye is currently rated at 30%. A separate 10% rating for bullous keratopathy has been granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for headaches and has also granted service connection for headaches as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability. The decision is based on new evidence provided by the Veteran, including testimony at a virtual hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, but has remanded the Veteran's claims for headache disability, hypertension, Meniere's syndrome, and acquired psychiatric disability due to lack of supporting evidence in the record.

The Veteran seeks service connection for migraine headaches, vision problems secondary to migraine headaches, and dizziness secondary to migraine headaches. The Board has remanded these issues due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Service connection is not granted as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition related to service or any presumptive conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headache disorder, including whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neurological disability and sleep disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The case was remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's headaches are not secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar or foot disabilities and are not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,There is no current diagnosis of nerve damage, and the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's nerve damage is related to his service-connected disability. The Veteran's symptoms were more accurately attributed to Parkinson's disease.,The Veteran's right arm numbness is not secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar or foot disabilities and are not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease. The examiner noted there was no medical causation possible for a lumbar spine injury to cause upper extremity symptoms.,The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is not secondary to his service-connected disability, as the evidence does not support a finding that it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected right eye uveitis and migraine headaches, which have rendered him unemployable.

The Veteran's initial rating for right shoulder rotator cuff muscle strain was granted, but the Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and other conditions. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition to include PTSD with depression and cognitive residuals of TBI has been granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher, throughout the entire appeal period.

The Board dismissed all appeals regarding service connection for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. However, his claim for valvular heart disease must be remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine if it was aggravated by hypertension during service.

The Board has granted a maximum disability rating of 50 percent for service-connected headaches, finding that the Veteran's frequent and prolonged prostrating attacks have resulted in severe economic inadaptability. The decision is based on evidence showing the Veteran's inability to function during severe headache episodes.