Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for TBI, headaches, hearing disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development, including service connection claims and exposure to ionizing radiation or chemical agents. The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded due to inadequate VA opinions. His psychiatric condition, migraine headaches, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary condition, sleep apnea, and hypogonadism claims are also remanded.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a chronic headache disability during service or post-service, and the Veteran's reported headaches are not credible. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a headache disability is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, including all issues related to service connection for various disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar and sacral spine disabilities, cervical spine disability, and headache disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, recurrent headache disability, and gastrointestinal disability are remanded due to inadequate evaluations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened, but the Board found no evidence to support a finding that his acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorder, or chronic headaches are related to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher level of SMC based on aid and attendance, finding that his service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for this benefit.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for meningioma, migraines, and bilateral eye disability due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are now remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's headaches and their relation to service. The Appellant is seeking service connection for headaches, deviated septum, and sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a headache disability, finding that there was no evidence of chronic conditions during or within one year after service, and that any current conditions were not related to service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as she had not met the schedular requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to August 15, 2011.,The Veteran's SMC claims were also denied as she did not meet the statutory housebound status criteria prior to April 29, 2014 or between June 1, 2014 and August 26, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that his condition did not start during or as a result of his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's migraines. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 50 percent from March 7, 2015 to October 10, 2017. From July 6, 2022, the rating is denied.,The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a TDIU prior to October 10, 2017 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, PTSD, acne disability, gastrointestinal disability, headache disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and neurological disability of the right lower extremity have all been granted.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to incomplete or inadequate VA examination findings. The Board requires additional examinations and opinions to address the contradictory evidence regarding the severity of his headaches and heart disabilities, as well as the relationship between his OSA and his service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed all claims for increased ratings and service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for obesity, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, intertrigo, and migraine headaches due to new evidence received since the final July 1971 rating decision. The RO is instructed to obtain medical opinions on the nature and etiology of these conditions.