Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches and left hip strain with pain and functional impairment have been granted. The issues of initial evaluations for shin splints, pes planus, and service connection for a right hip disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's headaches are being remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headaches, and allergies. The claims for bowel condition, gastrointestinal condition, hepatitis C in remission, sinusitis, and skin disability are all remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher evaluations and service connection for migraines, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and post-Lyme disease syndrome.

The Veteran's tension headaches were granted an increased evaluation to 30 percent, effective January 23, 2020. The issue of TDIU was also granted as part of the same decision.

The Veteran's appeal of several service connection claims, including for tinnitus, back disability, knee disabilities, headaches, and sleep apnea, is dismissed. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during or are otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral knee condition secondary to a low back disability is denied.,Service connection for sleep condition secondary to low back disability is denied. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a sleep disorder.,Cervicogenic headaches are found less likely than not caused or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.,The Veteran's bilateral hip condition is remanded as there are no STRs from Germany available for review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for blindness, finding that her vision problems are related to her already service-connected neurological condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be related to service, granting service connection.,Service connection is granted for the right knee disorder and right ankle disorder, but a rating greater than 20 percent for the left shoulder disorder remains denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and bladder dysfunction as secondary to service-connected multiple sclerosis (MS), major depressive disorder (MDD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has remanded the claim for an updated VA examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is related to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and hypothyroidism. The examiner must consider various medical articles discussing associations between OSA and psychiatric conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of TBI and occipital headaches for further evaluation due to lack of response to VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD and migraine headaches have resulted in a denial of an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, but the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The claims for service connection have been granted for the cervical spine disability, tremors of the right hand, and chronic headache disability. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for follicular infection on the head and chest. The claims for service connection for other conditions are remanded due to lack of evidence showing an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's muscle tension headaches are granted an initial 30 percent evaluation, effective December 23, 2014. Service connection for a right shoulder condition is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a sleep disability on the basis that it is aggravated by multiple service-connected disabilities, including gallbladder cancer, headaches, tinnitus, and chronic sinusitis.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including increased ratings for various conditions and service connection claims.

The Veteran's claim for sleep apnea, which was previously denied due to lack of service connection evidence, is now reopened and granted as it is caused by his PTSD.,The Veteran's hypertension claim, which was previously denied due to lack of service connection evidence, is now reopened and granted as it is related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating prior to September 7, 2018 and a rating in excess of 50 percent effective September 7, 2018 for his headache condition. The evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks or neurological abnormalities etiologically related to the service-connected condition.