Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury, headaches, and psychiatric disability as the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the in-service head injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD to include anxiety, a chronic sleep disorder to include obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia, and a chronic headache disorder other than sinus-related headaches to include cluster headaches.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, and headaches related to these conditions due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset and aggravation during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI, to include as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD), due to insufficient evidence in the August 2016 VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for Traumatic Brain Injury, Migraine Headaches, Left Knee Chondromalacia, Right Knee Chondromalacia, and Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to failure of the Veteran to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, and migraine headaches. The claims for right foot big toe degenerative disease and left foot big toe degenerative disease are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines are granted a 30% disability rating effective June 28, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran experiences at least one prostrating attack of migraine headaches per month.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance is being remanded due to the Board not adjudicating it in its January 2019 decision. The issue of SMC is intertwined with other claims, so they are all being remanded together.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete information regarding employment history and a need for a new examination to assess the combined effects of service-connected disabilities on employment potential.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, including headaches and blurred vision, finding that there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his in-service head injury.

The Veteran's request to increase the rating for his TBI from 10 percent to a higher level was denied.,The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum allowed under current criteria.,The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent rating, the highest possible under DC 8100.,The request to reopen his service connection claim for right shoulder disorder was granted. The appeal will be remanded for further review of this issue.,The Veteran's appeals regarding his right wrist and right shoulder pain conditions were also remanded by the Board.,The Veteran's TDIU (total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities) claim was granted, with a 50 percent rating assigned.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at 30 percent prior to December 13, 2015. The Board found that the frequency and severity of his headaches warranted this rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (migraine headaches, low back strain, and cervical strain) do not preclude her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations and evaluations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a head injury, including headaches. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for migraine headaches has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for insomnia, as it is considered a symptom of her already service-connected bipolar I disorder.,High blood pressure is denied because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypertension or isolated systolic hypertension.,POTS is denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.,Hypothyroidism and Ehlers Danlos syndrome are also denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for migraine headaches, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1991 rating decision.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as service connected, with the Board finding reasonable doubt in favor of his claim. The lumbar spine disability and shin splints issues are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's visual impairment is granted as secondary to service-connected migraines.,Service connection for right and left knee flexion, instability, extension, and instability has been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and headaches, as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. Additional medical opinions are needed to determine if these conditions are caused or aggravated by PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims due to inadequate VA examination and unobtained private treatment records.