Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VistA Imaging records and a VA knee examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is not related to service and therefore denied. The hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion. The cluster headache disability is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lumbar spine disability, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and migraines, are found to be of sufficient severity to render him practically unemployable. The Board grants TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining missing Social Security Administration records and for affording the Veteran an opportunity to submit a TDIU application form.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, migraines, OSA, and vertigo are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing service records and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions. The claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, gastrointestinal disability (GERD), coronary artery disease (CAD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's chronic headaches are aggravated by her service-connected vertigo.

The Veteran's service connection claims for DJD of the lumbar spine and degenerative arthritis of the left knee have been granted. The Board has also remanded for further examination to determine if the Veteran's neck, upper leg/hip, and headache conditions are related to his in-service injuries.

The Veteran's TBI residuals have been rated at 10 percent, with separate ratings for PTSD (50%), migraine headaches (10%), and tinnitus (10%). The Board denied a higher rating as the symptoms do not warrant an increase beyond the current 10 percent rating.

The Board denied a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to August 14, 2020 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for the period prior to August 14, 2017. The decision is pending further development and review.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraines is denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot pes planus and left foot pes planus are granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizures and migraine headaches due to new evidence submitted. The claims are now remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and entitlement to TDIU due to a lack of an opinion on whether the Veteran's left eye disability, including headaches, is related to his military service. The case will be readjudicated after obtaining an addendum opinion from a qualified neurologist.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection and secondary service connection.

The Veteran's intermittent skin rash, headaches, and memory loss have been granted service connection.,Further examinations are required to determine the nature of other claimed conditions such as back impairment, muscle pain, sleep impairment, left arm numbness, right arm numbness, chronic fatigue, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are now rated at 50 percent effective June 25, 2019, due to frequent and severe attacks.,Prior to this date, the Veteran was not granted a compensable rating for his headaches.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further evaluation due to the potential aggravation by his service-connected tension headaches.

The Veteran's PTSD with migraine headaches, hysterectomy, and lower back disorder are all granted. The Veteran is also granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension from February 14, 2018 to June 7, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for another examination. The Veteran's headaches are being reviewed again.