Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent her from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU effective as of the date of the decision.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for migraine headaches is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for higher ratings for migraine headaches and major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, leading to their dismissal.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The appeal was denied for a low back disability and bronchitis, while the claim for service connection for headaches was remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to their combined rating of 58 percent, which is less than the required 70 percent.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and higher initial ratings in a Statement of the Case, which led to dismissal of all pending issues.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to new evidence and outstanding records. The claims for right ankle, left ankle, right knee, left knee, lumbar spine, weakness and lack of coordination of legs, radiculopathy of lower extremity, PTSD with dissociative symptoms and derealization, allergic rhinitis, headache disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, respiratory disability, cervical spine disability, tremors of hands, and costochondritis are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of outstanding VA treatment records.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD is also being remanded as there may be pertinent private treatment records that have not been obtained yet.,A TDIU rating will be considered, but the Veteran must complete a VA Form 21-8940 and provide any necessary authorization to obtain his private medical records.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective August 20, 2019. The TDIU is granted on a schedular basis.

The Board has remanded the claims for sinus condition, sleep disorder, and headaches due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's symptoms are related to his service in Afghanistan, including exposure to burn pits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right knee disability, low back disability, left foot disability, bronchitis, sinusitis, and headache. The case is returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue symptoms are attributed to his service-connected psychiatric disorder, and the Board finds no evidence of a chronic undiagnosed illness.,The Veteran's vertigo is found to be etiologically related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board dismissed the claim of entitlement to death pension benefits as the appellant withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran's cause of death is remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between her in-service head injury and her death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lower back disability, bilateral hip disability, hepatitis C, and migraines due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his headaches associated with residuals, right infraorbital fracture was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of very frequent and completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability as required for a higher rating. Additionally, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus denying his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU rating is granted, and the appeals for earlier effective date for an increased rating for bilateral cataracts and residuals of a right eye detached retina are dismissed. The appeal for an increased rating for service-connected an eye condition (to include bilateral cataracts with detached retina, right eye) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches and gastrointestinal disorders due to insufficient opinions in the July 2020 VA examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his current conditions, including tension headaches, migraines, gastritis with rectal prolapse, diarrhea, constipation, and functional bowel disease.

The Veteran is granted an initial 20 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, effective from September 14, 2016.,The Veteran is granted an initial 30 percent rating for a headache condition, effective from October 26, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability caused by treatment received at a VA facility in November 2014 was denied due to the lack of evidence showing that the carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA proximately caused his disabilities. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied as he does not have any service-connected disabilities.