Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and examination due to missing service medical records, conflicting evidence regarding qualifying Southwest Asia service, and incomplete information about the nature of his conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, headaches, and hypertension due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The cases are returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cluster headaches, finding that his condition preexisted service and was not aggravated by service. The Veteran's current diagnosis of a headache disability is attributed to conditions existing prior to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because their timely substantive appeal was not received within 60 days of the August 2018 Statement of the Case, and no extension request was made. The Board found that a waiver is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for headaches, including whether exposure to burn pits during service caused or aggravated the condition. The Veteran's PTSD is also a factor in determining the cause of his headaches.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, memory loss, and migraine headaches as the Veteran's conditions are deemed to be due to a congenital disease (AVM) that existed prior to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee, back, lumbar spine, and neck disabilities have been granted. The claim for migraine headaches is still pending.

Service connection is granted for joint pain, muscle pain, fatigue, and headache disability.,Service connection is remanded for hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his lower back disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and migraine headaches have been remanded due to the need for further evaluation. The Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea claim has been reopened based on new evidence.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be secondary to his service-connected TBI. From July 18, 2016, the Veteran is granted an initial rating of 70% for his TBI with PTSD and MDD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations, particularly regarding his Gulf War exposure and related disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been withdrawn, and the appeal as to these issues is dismissed.

The Board has ordered a remand for further development, including obtaining new VA examinations to address the Veteran's claims of service connection and ratings for her knee and headache disabilities. The specific issues are related to right carpal tunnel syndrome, tension headaches, right knee DJD with meniscal tear, left knee meniscus tear status post arthroscopy with DJD, and left knee instability.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the appeal. The Board also remanded several issues related to back, headaches, diabetes mellitus, cerebral ischemia (transient), cardiomegaly (syncope), angioedema, and hemorrhoids.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches but has remanded the cases of residuals of head injury and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo/dizziness and migraines, as well as an increased rating for his left knee disability, were denied. A separate 10 percent disability rating was granted for left knee instability starting from June 30, 2012.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches and has remanded his claims for service connection of right and left wrist disorders, including carpal tunnel syndrome. The decision is binding only with respect to the specific issues decided.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of vestibular migraine with visually induced dizziness and resolved right-sided benign paroxysmal vertigo, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link to service or secondary to service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hearing loss, right knee disability, and hypertension have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, other than bipolar disorder) has been granted. The petition to reopen the claim for headaches has also been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is granted for an earlier effective date of November 15, 2017 for the grant of a 30 percent rating for cluster headaches. The cases of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, alcohol abuse disorder (secondary to PTSD), and right thumb condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.