Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, migraines, and various joint conditions are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether these conditions qualify as medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses (MUCMI).

The Veteran's claims for peptic ulcers and right foot injury have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The left hip condition, headaches, sleep apnea, and hypertension are all denied as there is no established service connection.,Issues related to peptic ulcers, right foot injury, left hip condition, headaches, and sleep apnea remain pending and will be remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and considering the Veteran's claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further consideration due to insufficient recent medical evidence and the need for updated VA examinations.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective May 1, 2013 due to his last day of employment being April 30, 2013. His service-connected heart condition and headaches prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and requests for additional information.

The Veteran's headaches are service-connected due to an undiagnosed illness during his Southwest Asia service. However, the Veteran's pulmonary disability (asthma), sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II are not service-connected.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and opinion regarding whether any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death, specifically focusing on diabetes, heart disorders related to presumed herbicide exposure, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a disability manifested by orthostasis, claimed as dizziness, due to failure of the Veteran to report for a scheduled VA examination. The Veteran is advised that it is his responsibility to cooperate with the examiner's efforts and attend any requested examinations.

The Veteran's headaches are rated as 30 percent disabling prior to April 13, 2015, and 50 percent disabling since that date. The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine appropriate disability ratings and service connection for migraines, left hip strain with osteoarthritis and limitation of flexion, left hip strain with osteoarthritis and limitation of abduction, adduction, and rotation (prior to September 1, 2016), and generalized arthritis.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with a grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss denied.,Prior to January 8, 2020, the Veteran's cervicogenic tension-type headaches are not rated higher than 30 percent. Effective from January 8, 2020, his disability rating is increased to 50 percent.,TDIU was granted prior to November 2, 2015.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various disabilities as they are all related to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hammertoes, was denied. The Veteran also had claims for increased ratings for headaches and chronic bronchitis with asthma which were partially granted.

The Board has granted service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for traumatic brain injury and headaches due to the need for a Supplemental Statement of the Case considering new evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches and various gynecological conditions, including menstrual problems, have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability during service or a nexus to service.,The Veteran reported experiencing headaches during active duty but the only documented treatment was for an upper respiratory infection in 1983. Post-service records show her headaches began after a car accident in 1992, and there is no credible medical evidence linking these headaches to service.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is denied. The claims for service connection of migraine headaches and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and migraines, as well as his TDIU claim due to a lack of proper notification regarding scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran is required to report for these examinations.