Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical records. The issues of service connection for various disabilities are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, heart disability (secondary to hypertension), nausea (secondary to hypertension), dizziness (secondary to hypertension), and headaches (secondary to hypertension) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their onset in service.

The Veteran's GAD is granted as service connection due to the positive nexus opinion and inadequate negative nexus opinion.,Service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no evidence of current hearing loss meeting VA criteria.

The Veteran's headaches are more severe than the current noncompensable rating, and a new VA examination is needed to assess their severity.

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for tinnitus, right and left ear hearing loss, headaches, a right eye disorder, a right knee disorder, and a right shoulder disorder. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for refractive error has been reopened, and he is now receiving a 50 percent rating for his vascular headaches prior to July 19, 2021. The issue of higher ratings for his vascular headaches from July 19, 2021 remains remanded.,The Veteran's hypertension, stroke/cerebral vascular accident (claimed as residuals of stroke), fibromyalgia, cervical spine disorder, and bilateral hearing loss are all being remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left knee condition, back condition, herpes, and scars, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a causal relationship to service for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected headache disability and other disabilities render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, qualifying for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. Additionally, his single service-connected disability (headache) combined with additional disabilities independently rated at 60% qualify him for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for left hip, right ankle, left ankle, left foot, low back and headache disabilities.,Service connection is granted for all claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to obtain relevant medical records and consider all evidence received since the July 2018 statement of the case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches, PTSD, mechanical low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

Service connection for headaches has been granted, but the issue is dismissed as moot because it was already decided in a previous rating decision. Service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to insufficient evidence and incomplete development.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are service-connected due to a finding of in-service incurrence and continuity of symptomatology since service. The duodenal ulcer and lymphoma cancer claims have been remanded for further development.,Service connection is granted for migraine headaches, but the duodenal ulcer and lymphoma cancer claims remain pending.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities, including headaches, skin disability other than pseudofolliculitis barbae, right shoulder disability, sleep apnea, degenerative arthritis of the knees, and left ligament sprain. The Board has determined that these issues require further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Headaches, including as a residual of TBI. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible testimony regarding his head injuries during active service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is denied as there was no increase in disability during service.,The petition to reopen the previously denied service connection claim for migraine headaches is denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including new VA examinations and opinions regarding the service connection for the Veteran's head injury and headaches. The examiner is to address the Veteran's lay statements in their entirety and provide opinions on direct and secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches, head and facial pain (claimed as sinusitis), and a right hip condition. The Board found that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration of all evidence submitted since the last supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The right shoulder disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches are all under review.