Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Veteran's PTSD with TBI has been rated at 70% since December 11, 2017. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether his service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable from performing all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for a migraine headache disorder and vertigo, as secondary to a service-connected disability due to insufficient rationale in previous VA opinions. The Veteran is entitled to new VA examinations to address her claims.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, right foot, left foot, left knee, headaches, chest pains, and blurred vision disabilities due to incomplete treatment records at the Jacksonville CBOC. The Veteran's current disability diagnoses are being evaluated in light of his service-connected thoracolumbar strain, sprain, and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, an epileptic seizure disorder, and headaches due to their inextricably intertwined nature. The VA is required to provide a medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The VA will obtain additional records and provide the Veteran with a new examination to determine if his current conditions are related to the surgeries or treatment he received.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations. The Veteran is required to attend a VA examination at a closer location and efforts should be made to contact him.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his claims of bilateral hearing loss, headache disability, left wrist ganglion cyst with residual scar, and anterior trunk scar.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for heat stroke residuals and migraines, as caused or aggravated by heat stroke residuals. The Veteran's heat stroke residuals were found to be directly related to his in-service injury, while his migraines are considered a consequence of this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability. The remaining issues of service connection for cervical, left knee, right knee, and heart conditions are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include cervical spine disability, vertigo or dizziness, and chronic headache disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is caused by his service-connected tinnitus and migraines. The claim will be reconsidered with new medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for thrombocytopenia was granted in June 2020. The Veteran's migraine headaches were caused by exposure to jet fuel as well as his service-connected thrombocytopenia. A 10 percent disability rating for right knee painful scar from April 25, 2014, forward is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn, and no new evidence was submitted to reopen a previously denied claim. The Board found that the additional evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.

A 30 percent disability evaluation for headaches associated with a TBI from April 1, 2016 to September 18, 2017 is granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of bilateral hearing loss and headaches, as well as his claim for service connection for a back disorder, have been remanded by the Board due to additional development being required.

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for migraine headaches, respiratory conditions including sinusitis, and an increased rating for an inguinal hernia. The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's headache condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's tension headaches, including whether he experiences prostrating attacks.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and headaches have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since October 14, 2015. The Board has granted a TDIU effective as of that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for migraines, right knee condition, and left hip condition due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's private treatment records need to be obtained, and a new VA opinion is required.