Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's sleep apnea and migraine headaches are service-connected, but his TBI residuals are not. The decision also remanded the issue of a total disability based on individual unemployability prior to January 11, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for residuals of meningitis, chronic headaches, low back disability, sciatica of the lower extremities, and left ankle disability due to in-service injuries. The issues are being remanded for further development including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Veteran's cervicothoracic dysfunction prior to March 28, 2017 is rated at 20 percent and the appeal for a higher rating is denied.,The Veteran's chronic headaches are currently rated as non-compensable (0%) and the appeal for a compensable rating is granted.,The Veteran's facial dyschromia is rated as moderate incomplete paralysis and the appeal for a higher rating is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for allergies and migraine headaches due to incomplete information about his periods of active duty, lack of examination for both conditions, and failure to consider other areas of service. The RO should confirm the Veteran’s periods of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) and Inactive Duty for Training (INACDUTRA), evaluate whether the conditions are related to Reserve or National Guard service, arrange for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his allergies and migraine headaches, and review all medical records associated with his service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, headaches, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder. Service connection is granted for tinnitus but other claims are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic headache disorder, but denied service connection for sinusitis. The decision on the sinusitis claim is based on new evidence received after an earlier denial.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's headaches and sleep apnea are granted as service connected. The Board found the evidence to be in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it secondary to service-connected PTSD. The decision also remanded the issues of entitlement to a headache disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete service treatment records and a need to review newly submitted evidence, including a VA examination for PTSD.

The Veteran's headaches, diagnosed as migraines, are considered to have started during service and continue since then. The Board has granted service connection for these headaches based on the presumption of service connection.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of May 18, 2009 for the awards of a TDIU and basic eligibility for DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's recurrent boils, furuncles, and abscesses due to staph infections are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a compensable rating.,Service connection for post cerebrovascular accident (CVA) with residual left inferior homonymous quadrantanopsia and intermittent visual aura is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's CVA and his service-connected furunculosis.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, hypertension, residuals of a left foot injury, headaches, and a sinus disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their onset or relationship to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary incontinence and remanded the issue of service connection for headaches.

The Board denied service connection for neck disability, change in color in the hands, headaches, and weakness in the arm and numbness in the fingers.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 30 percent effective August 29, 2014. The rating is based on the severity of her attacks which are prostrating and prolonged, causing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee, back, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, headache disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) due to additional development being required.

The Board has denied service connection for a right elbow disability, and the case is being remanded due to issues with chest pain, genitourinary disability, right shoulder disability, and headaches.,Service connection for chest pain and heart disability (CAD) is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete examinations and opinions. The claims are now pending with the VA for further evaluation.