Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder and right wrist disorders, as well as her claim for migraine headaches due to or aggravated by PTSD. The CFS claim is also remanded.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including headaches, and entitlement to total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate examination reports and incomplete records.

The Veteran's headaches alone rendered him unemployable from March 9, 1994 to September 20, 2012. As he also had additional service-connected disabilities that when combined were independently ratable at 60 percent or more, the criteria for entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) were met from March 9, 1994 to September 20, 2012.

The Veteran's cervical radiculopathy of the left and right upper extremities are currently rated at 40 percent and 30 percent, respectively. The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for these conditions.,The Veteran’s headaches have been evaluated as migraine variants with over-the-counter Aleve use. She has reported worsening frequency of attacks.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease (low back strain) has been reopened and is being remanded due to the presence of new evidence.,Service connection for sleep apnea was denied as there is no clinical diagnosis found in the record.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete record development and failure to substantially comply with prior remand directives.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder strain, cervical spine degenerative disease, and headaches. The VA examiners concluded that these conditions are not related to her military service.,There is no evidence of a link between the Veteran’s current conditions and her active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding her service-connected migraines, psychiatric disability (anxiety, depression), and entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches and rectal bleeding (claimed as hemorrhoids) are granted. The case is remanded for further development regarding the left knee disability, sleep apnea, and respiratory disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and a headache disorder were denied. The Board found that the medical evidence did not support service connection on either direct or presumptive basis.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have been rated at 50 percent since December 12, 2018. The Board affirms this rating throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's back disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, migraine headaches, and hemorrhoids have been granted ratings. The back disability is rated at 20 percent, the left hip disability at a noncompensable rating, the right knee disability at a noncompensable rating, the migraine headaches at a 30 percent rating, and the hemorrhoids are not compensably rated.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for TBI, Headaches, and Cognitive Disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a neuropathological disability of the left lower extremity and residuals of a head injury (migraine headaches) due to conflicting evidence regarding these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for Peripheral Vestibular Disorder, Hypertension, Gout (swelling in the joints), Headache Disability, and Coronary Artery Disease due to inadequate examinations and insufficient rationale provided by VA examiners.

Service connection for headaches is granted. An effective date of March 27, 2013, is assigned.,Service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee is granted. An effective date earlier than March 27, 2013, is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with previous remand directives. The Veteran's respiratory disability and headaches are being reviewed for service connection.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the condition is related to active service or a service-connected eye disability.

The Veteran's mixed headaches have been rated at 30 percent since April 10, 2014. The Board found that the evidence did not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches throughout the appeal period, finding that these attacks have been productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks with severe economic inadaptability.