Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of the Veteran's service treatment records and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether his migraine headaches are related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected posttraumatic headaches and an increased rating for posttraumatic headaches due to inadequate development in prior examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and higher disability rating for his conditions were denied. The Board found the evidence insufficient to support granting any of these claims.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a right knee disability is granted. Service connection for migraine headaches is also granted. The Board finds the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee disability and erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations to address the Veteran's complaints of headache, shoulder, and knee pain as well as inservice bilateral knee complaints in Service Treatment Records (STRs) and since service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to address certain factors in the previous decisions.

The Veteran's migraines disability is found to have started during military service and has continued since, granting the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his inability to attend scheduled VA examinations. The case will be returned for further development.

For the period prior to November 8, 2019, an initial evaluation of 20 percent for left elbow degenerative joint disease with limitation of supination and pronation is granted.,For the period from November 8, 2019, an initial evaluation higher than 20 percent for left elbow degenerative joint disease with limitation of supination and pronation is denied. An initial compensable evaluation prior to January 4, 2018 and an initial evaluation higher than 10 percent from that date for a right ankle disability is also denied.,For the period prior to April 27, 2018, an initial evaluation of 50 percent for headaches is granted. For the period from April 27, 2018, an initial evaluation higher than 50 percent for headaches is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches has been denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been reopened. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, migraines, left hand disorder, and neuropathy of the right leg.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for a back disability, right arm disability, radiculopathy (right lower extremity), and radiculopathy (left lower extremity).

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for back disability, headache disability, and left hip disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple retinal tears, status post laser treatment, scleral buckle removal, vitrectomy with glaucoma, and migraine headaches. The case will be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable, as he was able to maintain full-time employment in a substantially gainful occupation until August 14, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for stress urinary incontinence, migraine headaches, and blurry vision and sensitivity to light (secondary to migraine headaches).

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for post concussive syndrome, apraxia, migraine headaches, and tinnitus due to unclear evidence regarding a current TBI disability. The Veteran's testimony will be considered during the examinations.

The Board has remanded the issue of whether the Veteran's headaches are related to her service-connected allergic rhinitis and/or major depressive disorder, as well as any aggravation thereof.

The Veteran's current degenerative arthritis and rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder are due to an injury that occurred in service.,The Veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis of the spine, IVDS, spinal stenosis, and lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, was incurred during service and aggravated by his newly service-connected left shoulder disability. The Veteran has a current diagnosis of major depressive disorder that is linked to his military service, and he also has a current diagnosis of migraine headaches that are linked to his military service.,The claim for a scar to the left shoulder and chest is remanded as records related to this incident have not been obtained.,The claims for service connection for major depressive disorder and migraine headaches are granted.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin condition and migraines, both considered presumptive due to Gulf War exposure. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service in the Southwest Asia theater.