Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination report addressing the Veteran's claimed headache disorder, including its relationship to service and any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on reducing his migraine headaches rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for migraine/tension headaches, hypertension, and narcolepsy due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's migraines and tension headaches, specifically whether they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected right otitis media, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and/or other conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when considered together, are sufficient to render her unable to obtain and maintain any form of substantially gainful employment in accordance with her occupational background and education level. The Board finds entitlement to a TDIU is warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, PTSD, headache disorder, left ankle and knee disorders, and shoulder disorders. The decision also remanded several other issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD, headaches as secondary to a psychiatric disability, skin disability, chronic sinusitis, GERD, tinnitus, and hypertension. The claim for blood in stool is denied. The Board has also remanded several issues related to the Veteran's disabilities.

The claims for service connection for headaches, back disability, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left and right upper extremities, and anxiety disorder/depression have been reopened.,The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have also been reopened.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, forehead laceration, headaches, and right knee disability due to incomplete development of the claims.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his claim for Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and migraines, to include as secondary to epilepsy. The remand includes obtaining deck logs from the USS Bluefish (SSN675) and additional records from the National Personnel Records Center.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he is able to perform sedentary employment despite his knee and hip conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for loss of teeth due to trauma and service connection for residuals of a head injury, including TBI. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, but only beginning December 16, 2020. TDIU is granted for this period.

The Veteran's chronic eye/visual disorder and chronic headaches were not found to be related to service.,Service connection was granted for a current diagnosis of fibrocystic breast disability with a rating of 10%.

The Board has found that the AOJ may have improperly calculated the amount of past-due benefits awarded in the August 2018 rating decision and resultant attorney fees. The case is being remanded for recalculation.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a 50 percent disability rating, effective March 3, 2015. The condition is characterized by very frequent and prolonged attacks that cause severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.

The Veteran's disability rating was reduced from 100% to 80%, effective February 1, 2015. The Board found that the reduction was based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in applying the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.343.