Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to January 27, 2020, for service connection of TBI with vertigo and associated disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches is denied as the highest possible schedular rating under the applicable diagnostic code has already been granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of migraine headaches, cervical strain, and chronic epididymitis and bilateral varicoceles are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical strain, left shoulder strain, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, and cervical headaches have been granted. The Board found that the evidence is approximately balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for various ankle, knee, hip, migraine, and eye conditions. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his active service.,The VA examiner provided medical opinions stating that the Veteran's diagnosed conditions are more likely due to normal aging or unrelated to service.

The Veteran's claims for right knee, respiratory, obstructive sleep apnea, skin cancer, migraine headache, lumbar spine, and right shoulder disabilities were denied. The claim for TDIU was also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development of her medical records and examination.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been productive of an overall disability picture that more nearly approximates very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the period prior to November 4, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no medical evidence linking the condition to military service or his service-connected migraines.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar osteoarthritis, service connection for hypertension, service connection for a psychiatric disability, and service connection for headaches due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including headaches, due to insufficient evidence linking the current disability to in-service head injuries. However, it granted service connection for intermittent explosive disorder, claimed as related to in-service head injuries.,Service connection was established for intermittent explosive disorder based on medical opinions indicating that the condition is at least as likely as not caused by multiple brain injuries sustained during service.

The Board has remanded multiple issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions, including allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, migraine headaches, left shoulder disability, back disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and traumatic brain injury. The appeal is also remanded for VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher initial ratings for headaches and entitlement to a TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for service-connected migraine headaches is being remanded due to the addition of new evidence and a need for an additional Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for constipation, chronic sinusitis, and other conditions has been denied.,His initial rating for chronic sinusitis remains at 10 percent.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for thoracic spine disability and has decided in favor of the Veteran. The claims for service connection for lung disability, migraine headaches, and residuals of TBI are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for anterior cruciate ligament right knee and left knee are not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, migraine headaches as secondary to a service-connected mental health disability, heart condition (angina), and respiratory condition (obstructive airway disease).,The Veteran's claims for anterior cruciate ligament right knee and left knee remain denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection is not granted for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, or unspecified visual disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are a residual of his TBI sustained during service. The case will be returned for further development, including an additional VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for headache and cervical spine disorders have been dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing his appeal.