Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and readjudication due to incomplete service personnel records, SSA disability benefit records, and private medical records. The Veteran will be offered an additional hearing with a Decision Review Officer.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a 30 percent rating effective August 26, 2015.,From October 23, 2019, the Veteran is granted a 50 percent rating for his headaches.

The Veteran's nervous tics were found to be related to his service in the Southwest Asia theatre, and service connection for this condition is granted. The other issues on appeal are remanded.

The Board has determined that a clarifying medical opinion is necessary regarding the etiology of the Veteran's seizure and headache disorders, as well as their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being required, including a new VA examination and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's migraine headaches. The issues include determining service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus and sinusitis.

The Veteran's headaches, diagnosed as tension headaches, are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including increased ratings for migraine headaches and bilateral hearing loss, service connection for psychiatric disorders, sleep apnea, and heart conditions. Additional development is needed to obtain outstanding records and conduct examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, but the case is remanded for a new opinion on whether headaches are related to service-connected major depressive disorder or hypertension.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation for chronic posttraumatic migraine headaches associated with cervical strain is granted, while the claims for increased ratings for cervical strain with degenerative disc disease are denied.

The Veteran's headaches were rated at a 30 percent disability rating from May 29, 2012 to February 26, 2015. From February 27, 2015, the Veteran was granted a 50 percent disability rating for his severe/frequent mixed headaches associated with service-connected persistent depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The claims are being returned for further development and consideration.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, facial rash due to herbicide agent exposure, and headaches.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is remanded due to the need for further development and examination of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches, but remanded the claims for increased ratings of PTSD, right knee meniscal tear, and left knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board has remanded the claims for nasal turbinate hypertrophy and migraine headaches due to incomplete records and a need for further medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for cognitive impairment and memory loss, OSA, headaches, IBS, asthma, and dyshidrotic eczema as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The appeals related to cervical/thoracic spine disorder, hypertension, dizziness/vertigo, eustachian tube dysfunction, left knee disorder, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities associated with the lumbar spine disability, a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a nerve injury in the right foot, and total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability prior to July 14, 2012 are REMANDED.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, left knee injury, left calf injury, left leg shin splints, gallbladder removal with scar, right knee scar, and bilateral leg disability (including numbness, cellulitis, circulation problems, and water retention) have been granted. The claim for residuals of hepatitis and mononucleosis is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, as they may be related to his service-connected anxiety disorder with features of PTSD and OCD, or TBI. The VA is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these relationships.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development, specifically regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and his headaches. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

For the period from March 2, 2009 to January 10, 2018, the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.,For the period from June 14, 2012 to January 10, 2018, the Veteran’s psychiatric disability was rated as total and his lumbosacral strain and headache disabilities were together ratable at 60 percent or more.