Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of his cervical spine, lumbar spine, and right foot disabilities. The effective date for TDIU is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a cervical spine disorder due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran is presumed sound at entry into service, and his current conditions are being evaluated for their relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of a TBI, to include headaches, is dismissed due to the death of his widow before a decision was made.

The Board has remanded the claim for chronic left ear infections with ear pressure, to include a vestibular disability due to inconsistencies in opinions and need for additional examination.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, which is the highest possible rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, left foot condition with pain, and right foot condition with pain as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal before the Board could make a decision on any of the issues raised.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to September 20, 2013 for service connection of cognitive deficits and headaches secondary to TBI due to lack of evidence showing entitlement arose before that date.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine. The issue of service connection for headaches and episodes of blacking out is remanded as no VA examiner has provided an opinion on whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's now service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and residuals of head injury, to include headaches and TBI are remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Veteran must undergo further examinations to determine the etiology of his current conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and extraschedular rating for bilateral hyperacusis with vertigo, as well as his claims for headaches and blurred vision related to this condition. The Veteran will need to undergo additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination for service connection of headaches/migraines with fatigue. The Veteran's claim is being returned for a new VA Gulf War examination.

The Veteran's initial rating for a cervical spine disability is denied prior to May 24, 2019 and thereafter. A TDIU on a schedular basis from August 23, 2011 to February 20, 2015 is granted.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from April 13, 2010, based on his service-connected headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability has been reopened and granted. The effective date of the grant is set to the date new evidence was received, December 2019.,Claims for increased ratings for left shoulder and elbow disabilities have been remanded due to lack of prior claims.

The Veteran's back disability, including residuals of a 1971 motor vehicle accident, is granted as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic headache syndrome with blanking-out episodes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with effective dates set at April 2, 2018. The rating assigned is 10 percent for bronchitis and cervical neck strain.

The Board denied additional attorney fees as the past-due benefits awarded in the May 2019 rating decision have already been correctly calculated and include the appropriate attorney fees.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 16, 2016. The Board denied the claim for an effective date of July 30, 2014 for TDIU as she did not meet the threshold requirements for entitlement on a schedular basis.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for a headache disability and service connection for numbness in the feet. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the RO for further development.