Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The claims of service connection for various conditions, including TBI, seizure disorder, lower back disability, and others are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining vocational rehabilitation records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's migraine headaches. The TDIU claim is also being recharacterized based on the periods when only an extraschedular rating is available.

The Board has remanded the DIC claim due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's cause of death and if so, which ones. The appellant asserts that TBI, PTSD, prostate cancer, and scalp scars may have aggravated hypertensive cardiomyopathy.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional VA examinations and addendum opinions. The Veteran's spine disability, chronic headaches, and right-hand ring finger fracture are being reviewed.

The Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic headaches were granted a 30% disability rating for the period from October 20, 2010 to July 31, 2017.

The Veteran's lower back disability was granted a 10% rating prior to January 23, 2019 and denied for any higher ratings. The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches were granted a 10% rating from the onset of his claim.,For the period from January 23, 2019 to present, the Veteran's lower back disability was denied any increased rating above 10%. His posttraumatic headaches were also denied any increased rating above 10%.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions, including chest pain, sleep apnea, bilateral knee disorder, upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, right shoulder disorder, acne, facial scars, flatfoot, hypertension, memory loss, bipolar disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including panic disorder with agoraphobia and depressive disorder), and migraines. The remand requires obtaining relevant VA treatment records, conducting additional examinations to determine the etiology of diagnosed conditions, and scheduling a new examination for migraines.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches is denied as the preexisting condition was not aggravated by service.,Service connection for PTSD is also denied, with a rating in excess of 30 percent being denied due to lack of aggravation and no evidence supporting an increase in severity during service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his tibia and fibula fractures, as well as his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's depressive disorder and TBI service connection claims are granted. The Veteran's headaches claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for VR&E services, including education to pursue a career as a physical therapist, is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an updated vocational rehabilitation evaluation considering his current symptomatology.

The Board has decided that a separate 10 percent rating is granted for eye drainage, eye pain, and occasional dizziness due to service-connected eye disability. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining updated VA examinations.

The Board has found that more development is needed for the claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right-hand disability, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims are REMANDED to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for adenoid cystic carcinoma/mouth lesions, sleep disorder, headaches, and a mental disorder due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or any incident of service.

The Board has remanded the case for further action on issues including service connection for loss of teeth, rating for tension headaches, propriety of reduction in rating for tension headaches, and TDIU prior to September 17, 2019.

The Veteran's GERD is granted as secondary to her service-connected knee disabilities. The claim for low back disability, related to the knees, is also granted on a secondary basis. The claim for headaches has been reopened and remains pending.

The Board has remanded the cases for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's dizziness and headaches are related to her in-service head injury, and whether the dizziness was caused or aggravated by the headaches.

The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA and private treatment records for the Veteran's migraine headaches, and to conduct an in-person or telehealth examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's headaches are proximately due to his service-connected right knee condition, PTSD, and tinnitus. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.