Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, along with other service-connected disabilities, is rated at 70 percent effective August 11, 2016. The Board also granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected psychiatric disorders and awarded special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence in the August 2019 VA opinion. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for migraine headaches, left wrist disability, and left ankle disability have been denied. The Veteran is currently receiving the maximum schedular rating for his headache disability.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, finding that there is a causal relationship between the two conditions.

The Veteran's left knee disorder and PTSD with TBI are granted. The lower back herniated disk issue is remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically failure to obtain medical opinions.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the claims for headaches, stenosis of trachea, psychiatric condition, tinnitus, and stomach condition. The AOJ is required to remand these cases for further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne was denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of chloracne and concluded that the Veteran does not have a disability due to exposure to herbicides, fuel, paint, lead, PCBs, or isocyanates. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service records show multiple complaints and treatment related to his hands, feet, ankles, upper extremities, lower extremities, and back during service. The Veteran contends that these conditions had their onset or are otherwise related to service. However, the VA examinations have not provided a clear opinion on whether any of these conditions were present in service or are otherwise related to service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are inadequate, as they did not consider the Veteran's reported symptoms and history of diagnoses. The case is being remanded to afford the Veteran new VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed skin, headaches, GERD, and muscle injury conditions.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand directives for service connection of chronic headaches and multiple melanomas, and therefore, these claims are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for left knee, right knee, and right foot disabilities are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to service.,The Veteran's claim for lumbar spine disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, hypertension, and ulcers due to issues with service connection. The VA is required to obtain a VA opinion regarding whether these conditions are secondary to PTSD.

The Board has denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, a heart disorder, a skin disorder (tinea infection), vertigo, and headaches as they are not related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's fatigue and migraine symptoms. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which may be related to undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained multi-symptom illnesses.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) and Headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations. The PACT Act has been applied to grant presumptive service connection for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric condition, and hypothyroidism due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran testified that his conditions are related to service-connected sleep apnea syndromes.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending appeals before the Board, including those for increased ratings and service connection claims. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's headaches are proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.