Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of PTSD, major depressive disorder, headaches, and TBI did not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to March 7, 2017.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, shortness of breath, headaches, and shoulder, neck, lumbar spine, and leg disabilities, should be remanded due to lack of reliable audiometric testing results and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed headaches, including a failure to address his lay statements and service treatment records.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of the appeal.

Your claims for service connection for headaches and loss of smell have been fully granted in a September 2021 rating decision, so your appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability as there was no evidence of chronic headaches in service or within one year after separation, and the Veteran's statements regarding onset were not credible.

The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in evaluating the Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches do not meet the percentage criteria for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), but referral to the Director of Compensation Service is warranted due to the totality of his disability picture and work history.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for migraine headaches and a left knee disability have been dismissed as the Veteran opted his legacy appeal into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a vestibular disorder and headaches. The Veteran's assertions of in-service injuries are considered, along with relevant medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches and a left knee disability, precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from April 1, 2011, to January 19, 2012. The Board granted TDIU during this period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal due to a decision granting an increased rating for migraine headaches, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and readjudication. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, as it was not very frequent or completely prostrating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate development in prior examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and missed VA examinations. The appeals are related to service connection, TDIU, and a rating for respiratory bronchiolitis.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache condition and residuals of traumatic brain injury, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise that these conditions represent undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses without clear etiology.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient rationale in a previous medical opinion and because of the interrelated nature of the TDIU claim with the rating issue.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and migraine headaches due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for tension headaches, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have a nexus to his military service and was more likely related to pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50% prior to December 8, 2010 and prior to May 3, 2021. From May 3, 2021 onwards, the rating remains at 50%. The claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis is denied as there is no current disability of allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate disability is denied as there was not an in-service event, injury or disease.