Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected sinus headaches is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, vertigo, and a headache disability due to fuel exposure are remanded. The Board finds that there was a duty to assist error in failing to provide medical opinions on all theories of entitlement reasonably raised by the record.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The claims of service connection for glaucoma and headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC based on aid and attendance from April 21, 2021.

The Veteran's service connection claims for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, tinnitus, headaches, allergic rhinitis, and OSA are all granted.,Service connection is established for bilateral hearing loss due to the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The claims of service connection for glaucoma and headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's IBS, Sinusitis, TMJ, and headaches have been granted service connection.,A separate rating for a painful C-section scar of the anterior trunk has also been granted.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant withdrew their appeal in a signed July 2020 statement. The claim for service connection for migraine disability was also docketed in error and dismissed.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for low back disorder, bilateral hip disorder, left knee disorder, and migraine headaches due to new evidence indicating these conditions may be related to service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened and is granted.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for migraine headaches, arthritis of the shoulders, knees, hips, and back have all been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and multiple other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. Effective March 10, 2021, the Veteran is granted a TDIU rating of 100%.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, migraines are rated at 50 percent from September 6, 2021 onwards, and he is granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches and right hip disability due to insufficient consideration of all relevant evidence, including service treatment records and private medical records. The Veteran is entitled to a new VA examination to determine if his current conditions are related to his active duty service or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at 50% for the entire period on appeal, and she is granted SMC based on need for aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims related to his right ankle, bilateral knee pain, plantar warts, migraine headaches, spinal stenosis, a bilateral elbow condition, ulcerative colitis, and sleep apnea. The VA will need to obtain any relevant private treatment records and schedule the Veteran for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's headaches, including as secondary to service-connected PTSD, should be remanded for further development and evaluation.

An effective date of June 19, 2002, is granted for the award of service connection for insomnia disorder associated with tinnitus.,An effective date earlier than April 17, 2012, is denied for the award of service connection for tension headaches associated with tinnitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and migraine headaches as there is no evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical evaluations and opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed disabilities and active service, including exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, and left knee disability due to duty-to-assist errors.