Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to September 16, 2020.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and bilateral hearing loss are granted service connection. The back, left knee, and right hip disabilities remain pending.,Service connection for migraines is established as the condition was first noted during active duty.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is presumed due to exposure to fine particulate matter while serving in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's headache disability, including occipital neuralgia, is remanded due to incomplete service records and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to additional evidence being added to the record. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered by the RO.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, headaches, and an eye disorder as they are not related to the Veteran's active service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, or duodenal ulcer. Sinusitis was granted on a presumptive basis, but the Veteran still does not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to January 29, 2019 and thereafter.,The Board also denied service connection for various conditions including bilateral pes planus, left foot hallux valgus, right foot hallux valgus, shoulder disabilities, heart disability, acquired psychiatric disability, upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, knee disability, low back disability, and neurological disabilities. The Veteran's claims were previously denied in 2016 but new evidence was submitted to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain was denied, and the issue of entitlement to a combined disability rating of 40 percent from March 3, 2016, was dismissed as moot.

The appeal for chronic fatigue syndrome is dismissed. Service connection for a sinus condition, diagnosed as rhinitis and sinusitis, on a presumptive basis, is granted. The appeals for sleep apnea, headaches, hiatal hernia, and GERD are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left hip disorders, GERD, and migraines have all been denied.,There is no evidence of secondary service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, finding the evidence did not support that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury. The Veteran's seizures were attributed to an assault he experienced while stationed at Fort Ord.,Service connection for migraine headaches was also denied as there is no clear evidence of their onset during service and no established link to a service-connected condition.

The Board has ordered a remand to address whether the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus aggravates his migraine headaches, which were previously found not related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's migraine headaches and his service-connected tinnitus. The Veteran will need a VA medical examination to determine if his current headache disorder is related to his military service or caused by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have caused and worsened his migraine headaches. The issues of service connection for left and right ankle disorders are remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue and a headache disability, finding that the evidence does not support a relationship to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the appellant's appeals regarding service connection for dementia, a compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches, and TDIU. The appeal was granted for service connection of PTSD.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Veteran's headaches are denied as not related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions including a sleep disorder, tinnitus, headaches, breathing condition, digestive condition, and acquired psychiatric condition due to the Veteran's failure to report for necessary VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, sleep apnea, and knee conditions, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and migraines render her unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) from December 2, 2017.