Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and headaches as the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, sinusitis, and headaches due to lack of compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran is asked to provide any relevant treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the requisite schedular percentages for entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 5, 2015. The evidence does not demonstrate that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these headaches, which he claims began during his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues with his sleep disorder, headaches, and psychiatric condition. The appeals are intertwined as they all relate to conditions that were not definitively resolved during previous reviews.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining treatment records and providing examinations.

The Board has denied service connection for neurological, gastrointestinal, and sleep disabilities. Headache disorder and chronic fatigue are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for his scar above the left eye is dismissed. The Board grants TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to service-connected headaches, effective October 24, 2011.

The Board has remanded the issues of increased ratings for cervical disc herniation and tension headaches, as well as a TDIU prior to October 16, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches, left foot arthritis, right wrist osteoarthritis, and an upper respiratory disability due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining adequate medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches. Bilateral hearing loss, back disability, hip disabilities (left and right), knee disabilities (right and left), and shoulder disabilities (right and left) are all remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic headaches is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The AOJ needs to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran’s headaches and his service-connected disabilities, including chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, or pain from other service-connected orthopedic conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and for TDIU on an extraschedular basis. The case is being returned for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral foot, leg/knee, hip, headache, psychiatric, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during service or were related to in-service events.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of headaches and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a blood disorder (thrombocytopenia), left hip pain, right hip pain, and migraines. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.,The Veteran was not granted service connection for any of the claimed conditions as there is no evidence showing they began during active service or are otherwise related to in-service injuries or diseases.

The Veteran's migraine disability and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were denied as not service-connected, with the Board finding no credible or probative evidence linking these conditions to her military service or a service-connected condition.,Both the migraine disability and GERD were found to be less likely than not proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient development and lack of medical opinions regarding his conditions.

The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable rating for headaches from May 9, 2014 to May 7, 2015 was denied. However, a 10 percent rating for headaches beginning May 8, 2015 was granted.,The Veteran's tinea pedis case is remanded and the TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the other issues due to outstanding medical questions.