Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Board denied service connection for headaches, sinusitis, and a left knee disability as there was no evidence of these conditions during or immediately after service, and the Veteran's current diagnoses are not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 26, 2017 due to inextricably intertwined issues with other pending claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, heart condition, and headache condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for liver, autoimmune, pancytopenia, headache, sleep apnea, and heart conditions due to insufficient medical evidence of record.

The Veteran's TBI and persistent depressive disorder are rated at the highest available level of disability.,No effective date earlier than June 22, 2017 is granted for any of the claims.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims and effective date claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's TDIU claims for the periods from August 8, 2014 to October 3, 2016 and from October 3, 2016 are denied as her service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a schedular or extraschedular TDIU rating. The Veteran's education and work history demonstrate that she is capable of engaging in non-physically demanding employment.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo and headaches, finding that the Veteran had continuous symptoms since service separation and meets the requirements of presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted. The Board found that the evidence established a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's mild amblyopia in the left eye is granted service connection as secondary to migraines. From November 30, 2012, to November 3, 2015, an initial rating of 10 percent for migraines is granted. After November 4, 2015, a rating of 50 percent for migraines is granted. A TDIU is also granted from November 30, 2012. The Veteran's service connection claims for dizziness, right ear hearing loss, left restless leg syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, back impairment, left lower extremity sciatica, and right lower extremity sciatica are remanded.

The Board has determined that additional development is required due to the need for an addendum medical opinion from a VA examiner regarding the causation and proximate cause of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and migraines have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD, mental health condition, right ankle disability, left knee disability, headaches, and sleep apnea is denied. Service connection is granted for hypertension due to herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 25, 2006 for the grant of service connection for tension headaches. The Veteran's December 25, 2006 correspondence is interpreted as a claim for this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and PTSD), headaches, and tinnitus. The claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for cervicalgia, status post cervical spine fusion.,Service connection is also granted for right upper extremity radiculopathy secondary to now service-connected cervicalgia, status post cervical spine fusion.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and review due to inconsistencies in the evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's PTSD and migraine headaches, as well as a need to determine if the Veteran's reports constitute persistent delusions or hallucinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disability, sleep apnea, multiple joint and muscle pain, and fatigue due to lack of adequate medical opinions and potential outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's headache condition. The Veteran was diagnosed with tension headaches during his active service, but a VA examiner found no current diagnosis of a headache condition.

The Board has determined that additional evidence must be obtained before the claims for service connection and rating can be decided. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with his other claims.