Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraine headaches, asthma, and OSA have been granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a finding of service connection for these conditions based on their presumptive relationship to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's migraine headaches and their relationship to service, as well as whether his tinnitus aggravates these headaches.

The Board has remanded the claims for lumbar spine disability, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, right toe injury, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to determine the appellant's periods of service.

The Veteran's headache disability, including migraine headaches, is remanded for further examination and consideration of service connection based on secondary service connection due to her service-connected GAD with MDD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating of 50 percent or higher for migraine headaches before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches were denied in May and November 2022. The Veteran has now withdrawn his appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer and its secondary disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to obtain private medical records and an inadequate VA opinion. The appellant is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for prostate cancer and service connection for various disabilities as secondary to his prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, PTSD, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and migraines have been remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for headaches and muscle pain in bilateral arms and legs due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran's symptoms are not linked to a service-connected disability, but further examination is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable prior to June 23, 2014, and therefore the effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for migraines is dismissed because she withdrew the previous claim. A new claim for service connection for vertigo secondary to migraines was granted, but no further action has been taken on this decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since January 10, 2017. The Board has determined that the criteria for TDIU were met as of January 10, 2016.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for TBI and headaches was improper, and thus restored service connection for both conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's migraines had onset in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence received since his last rating decision, including testimony from a recent hearing. The claims for bowel disorder, fertility disorder, headache disorder, hypertension, hypothyroidism, bilateral hip disability, and vision disorder are all denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn all of his pending claims and appeals, including those related to bronchitis, dermatitis, tremors, chronic fatigue syndrome, right knee strain, low back strain, multiple scars on the left side of body, sinusitis with headaches, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity sciatic nerve, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with degenerative arthritis, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for additional retroactive VA disability compensation benefits under the Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment (CRDP) program is remanded due to insufficient information from the retired pay center and DFAS records. The AOJ must provide a detailed review of the Veteran's compensation award, specifically for the period prior to April 1, 2019.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and they were granted service connection for all the disabilities pending in this appeal.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches, but granted them. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied. Claims for increased ratings of various hip and knee disorders, as well as left leg shin splints, were also denied.