Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected headaches prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment from January 9, 2002, to April 7, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's migraine headaches and knee disabilities are still under review.

The Board has granted service connection for blurred vision, headaches, and nausea as due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. However, service connection was denied for a skin disability.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and denied service connection for a cervical spine disability. The Veteran's headaches are considered incurred in service, while the cervical spine disability is not considered presumptively related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and dismissed the claims for lumbosacral strain and asthma.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his acephalic migraine visual aura and right hip disability are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been readjudicated due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.,New evidence has been received, warranting a re-evaluation of the previously denied claims for eye condition, sinus condition, dizziness, and headaches.

The Veteran's headaches and related disabilities were found to meet the criteria for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis, effective April 4, 1986. DEA benefits were also granted as of that date.

The Veteran's right ankle sprain, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss are all granted. However, the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed for service connection on issues related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), headaches, left knee disorder, left thumb scar, and joint pain.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for TBI and a TDIU is remanded due to inadequate examinations. The VA will schedule new examinations to determine the nature and severity of the Veteran's TBI and TBI residuals, including whether erectile dysfunction is proximately due or aggravated by TBI.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a higher level of SMC based on need for aid and attendance, as he is already receiving SMC at the (l) rate.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding the issues of increased disability rating for migraines and service connection for bone, leg, and seizure disorders. As a result, these issues are dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural errors and lack of information regarding the Veteran's self-employment in his gutter and screen installation business. The Veteran is asked to provide missing tax records for 2015, 2016, and 2017, as well as any available information about work associated with a business or project other than his gutter maintenance business.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's appeal seeking an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status due to CUE in a March 2015 rating decision was denied. The Board found that the correct facts were before the RO and the statutory or regulatory provisions extant at that time were correctly applied.,The removal of the Veteran's stepchild as a dependent effective May 6, 2015 was proper based on evidence showing no financial support provided after May 5, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, hemorrhoids, headaches, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine condition). The rating of 10 percent disability is assigned for these conditions. Service connection for hypertensive heart disease was denied due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's low back condition, left shoulder condition, stress headaches, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to a service-connected low back condition), right hand scars, and dermatophytosis are all being remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches was dismissed due to his death. The appeal is now closed as the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal at this time.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and migraine headaches as secondary to PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder due to inadequate medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to procedural errors in the initial adjudication by the RO.