Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Veteran's migraines were granted a rating of 30% effective October 22, 2016. Ratings for right and left knee conditions remain denied.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) other than headaches is granted as the Board finds it just as likely as not that he sustained a TBI during his service and has residual symptoms aside from migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back DJD and anxiety disorder, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The claim is being remanded for further development and consideration of the TDIU issue.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, and headaches. The decision is based on the Veteran's consistent complaints of pain since separation from service and supportive medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for migraine headaches (claimed as headaches) due to a head injury in service, and requests that VA obtain in-patient hospital records from Ludwigsburg, Germany where the Veteran contends he was treated for his head injury.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches, right shoulder instability, and limitation of motion associated with right shoulder glenohumeral arthrosis due to failure to obtain VA examinations. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been denied. The Board found that there was no valid claim of CUE regarding the prior denials, and that no other legal basis existed to assign an earlier effective date.

The Veteran's TBI with mild memory loss, blurry vision, and headaches is being remanded for additional development including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions provided were inadequate to address the Veteran's claims for service connection. The issues of entitlement to service connection have been remanded due to deficiencies in the prior VA examination reports.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased evaluations and service connection due to lack of recent VA treatment records, undelivered correspondence, and failure to report a scheduled hearing.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for residuals of a right great toe injury, lung condition (to include COPD), chronic headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) must be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, chronic headaches, sinus condition, and hypertension have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these claims.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The left ear hearing loss has not met the criteria for service connection.,Service connection is granted for bilateral pes planus, but the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of chronic headache disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for migraine headaches and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities need further examination and development before they can be adjudicated.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his exposure history and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, insomnia, and renal failure (claimed as kidney disease) have been withdrawn by the appellant. The Board has dismissed these issues.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment for the appeal period prior to October 19, 2021.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, remanded the issues of service connection for a headache disorder and tinnitus (to include as secondary to bilateral hearing loss and/or a headache disorder), and found that these claims are not granted due to lack of evidence showing causation or etiology.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's head injury residuals with headaches are related to his in-service injury, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that additional evidence has been added to the record and must be considered before a final decision can be made on the claims for service connection for various disabilities. The appeal is being remanded to allow for this review.