Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Veteran's request for a TDIU rating since December 21, 2015 is dismissed as her service-connected disabilities have resulted in a 100% combined disability rating. The TDIU claim for the period before December 21, 2015 is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and bilateral knee osteoarthritis were denied as there was no evidence of a direct relationship to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus and remanded the case for further examination regarding chronic headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted his claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an in-service TBI, migraine headaches, and seizure disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU effective September 13, 2012.

The Veteran's post-concussive headaches were rated at 50 percent effective August 13, 2020. The appeal is denied as the disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to that date.

The Board dismissed all issues of service connection due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for COPD, joint pain, muscle fatigue and pains, dizziness with disorientation, psychiatric disorder, headaches, and diarrhea due to incomplete development and lack of recent medical records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to new evidence being added since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate examination reports and insufficient reasons provided by the VA examiners.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected headache disability. The VA needs to provide a new opinion on whether the Veteran had an undiagnosed OSA condition during active duty, for which his headaches were merely a symptom, and if his service-connected headaches aggravated his OSA.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increase in the rating for PTSD, left elbow fracture, and post-concussive headaches at a June 2022 video conference hearing.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his VA Form 9 and continued under the recently enacted Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is being remanded due to the submission of a Decision Review Request in an attempt to opt into the modernized appellate system, which was not applicable at the time.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and migraine headaches are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.,Service connection for bilateral shoulder condition, lower back condition, and right foot condition is also denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disability, finding that her condition does not require such assistance.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment from April 11, 2014 to November 6, 2017.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and anxiety, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a headache disability due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is also granted.,Service connection for sleep apnea due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is also granted.,Service connection for gastrointestinal disability (irritable bowel syndrome) due to exposure to environmental hazards during service is remanded for further development.,Individual unemployability is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, effective immediately upon receipt by VA.