Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The appeal of service connection for a residual scar, status-post laceration, head injury is dismissed. The claims for service connection for vein disorders of the bilateral legs and migraines are remanded.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be related to an in-service head injury.,The current left shoulder and right shoulder disorders do not appear to be directly related to service, as there is no evidence of chronic symptoms within the presumptive period or post-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches, a respiratory condition (to include as due to herbicide exposure), and ischemic heart disease were dismissed. The appeal for service connection for a traumatic brain injury is remanded.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent on and after April 25, 2019, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted the appellant's eligibility for an attorney’s fee based on past due benefits awarded in a December 2019 rating decision, which restored the Veteran's TDIU and migraine headache ratings.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining opinions regarding whether the Veteran's headaches and dizziness are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding the opinion on whether nonservice-connected headaches are proximately due to or the result of service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at 50 percent, but no higher, due to frequent and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability was denied, but his PTSD symptoms were found to warrant a 50 percent rating. His headaches are rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's hydrocephalus with headaches and syncopal episodes is rated at 50 percent, but no higher. The right femoral neck fracture with residual myofascial pain is rated as 10 percent prior to August 24, 2020, and denied for a rating in excess of 20 percent from that date.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability and increased ratings for various conditions, including UARS. The Board found no evidence supporting the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability and granted a minimum compensable rating for UARS.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral pes planus with left foot plantar fasciitis and migraines have been denied as the evidence does not show that her conditions warrant a rating higher than 30 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and uveitis with posterior synechia and cataracts of the right eye, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU for the appeal period from December 9, 2016, but remanded the issue prior to that date due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the claims file since the last decisions and remands, and thus the case is being returned for readjudication in light of this new evidence.

The Veteran's OSA was not shown to be related to service, and the Board has remanded for further development.,Service connection for a respiratory disability other than OSA is denied as there is no evidence of such condition during service or otherwise linked to service.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date and increased evaluation for service-connected migraine headaches is dismissed as the claim was not properly pled with specificity.

The Veteran's PTSD with depression is rated at 50 percent, but no higher. The Board found the preponderance of evidence supports a 50 percent rating for PTSD with depression.,Service connection for headaches and IBS are remanded as they may be related to service-connected conditions or due to exposure to environmental factors.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at the minimum 10 percent for limitation of flexion, and a non-compensable rating for limitation of extension. The Veteran does not meet criteria for higher ratings under any other diagnostic codes.,The Veteran’s migraine headaches are currently evaluated as 50 percent disabling based on very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and migraine headaches, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to her active service or service-connected endometriosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his substantive appeal was not filed within the required time frame, despite the presumption of regularity and potential equitable tolling.