Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for asthma, TBI, and migraine headaches. The Veteran's psoriasis is denied as not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's pituitary tumor status post removal is not service-connected, but his headaches are related to service and warrant a 50% rating for PTSD as of August 3, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, and a TDIU rating is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection of a headache disorder. However, it denied all other claims as they are not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches, right eye disability, and left foot disability, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation before September 14, 2015. The Board granted the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed for the issues of service connection for scalp condition, sleep apnea, urinary incontinence, hammer toe (right and left feet), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, neck disability, acquired psychiatric disability; rating for urinary incontinence, in excess of 10 percent prior to October 18, 2019 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter; earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for urinary incontinence; hammer toe (right and left feet); right shoulder disability; left shoulder disability; neck disability; acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's appeal has also been dismissed for issues regarding an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and earlier effective dates for those conditions.,The Veteran's migraine headache disability was granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress is rated at 70 percent effective October 22, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The Board will attempt to reschedule the examinations and provide further guidance.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for PTSD and a headache disorder, as well as the TDIU claim due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was denied as the preponderance of evidence did not support a link between his current condition and his military service.,Service connection for headaches was also denied, with the Board finding that there is no credible evidence linking the Veteran’s current headache diagnosis to his service.

The Board has granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are more nearly manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and hypertension are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The issues will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for sinus/allergy disability and headache disability due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The case must be remanded for additional examinations.

The Veteran's sinus headaches/chronic cephalgia are not productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, thus the claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent is denied.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the March 2019 VA examination report was inadequate and directing an addendum opinion be obtained. The examiner is asked to provide opinions regarding whether the Veteran's migraines are related to service or his service-connected anemia.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for sciatica, right lower extremity is denied. The claim for service connection for a neck disability with headaches has been reopened but not yet decided on the merits. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on various service-connected disabilities were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder, which resolved the benefit sought.

The Veteran's claims for fatigue, bronchitis, asthma, COPD, a sleep condition (claimed as sleep apnea), high cholesterol, diverticulosis, colon polyps, kidney stones, facial acne, cysts and lumps, and headaches have all been denied.,There is no evidence of any chronic conditions related to service or exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The remand requires obtaining updated medical records and an addendum to a previous VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's headaches.

The decision denies additional attorney fees as a result of past due benefits awarded in the November 24, 2014 rating decision for service connection for PTSD, scar of the cervical spine, and tension headaches, along with grants of SMC-HB and TDIU.