Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete evidence and conflicting medical opinions.

The Veteran's back disability is now rated at 40 percent, effective April 30, 2013. Service connection for DDD and right lower extremity radiculopathy are granted.

The Board has remanded several issues, including the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI residuals and special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of being struck by lightning other than PVD, CVA, hypertension, constipation, and headaches, to include poor circulation in the arms and/or damage to most internal organs.

The appeals for service connection for bilateral cataracts, prostate cancer, and tinnitus have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left upper extremity and right upper extremity.

The Veteran's dementia claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of dementia.,PTSD with depression service connection is granted based on a diagnosed PTSD and credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred during active duty in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims. The Board found that no new and material evidence was submitted to reopen any of the original claims.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating of migraine headaches prior to March 22, 2013, and a rating in excess of 50 percent thereafter is dismissed. The claim of entitlement to an increased rating for spongiotic dermatitis with history of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is remanded.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including arteriosclerotic heart disease, a headache condition, an upper left arm disability, and a left chest disability. The AOJ is instructed to verify the veteran's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA, and schedule VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 14, 2010 as he was gainfully employed on a full-time basis and there is no evidence of protected employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to new evidence received after the last supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The Veteran's cervical spine disability and migraine headaches are being evaluated further.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further verification of his National Guard service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain missing medical records, verify his periods of active duty, and consider possible undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multi-symptom illness if confirmed.

The Veteran's initial claim for headaches and PTSD with persistent depressive disorder was denied, but a higher rating of 50 percent was granted for the latter condition prior to September 28, 2018.,For the period from September 28, 2018, onwards, the Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back and neck disabilities, as well as his headaches (including as secondary to a neck disability), are not service-connected due to insufficient evidence. The case is being remanded for further examination and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, right knee disorder, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, headaches with dizziness, and left thumb disability. The appeals are now pending before VA for further examination and determination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the January 2019 decision and the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's cluster headaches.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for skin disorder, to include skin cancer and as secondary to service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a VA mental health evaluation to assess the Veteran's depression and headache disorder. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) and increased rating for headaches are also on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, left ankle condition, bilateral knee condition, lower back condition, and headaches is denied as there are no new or material evidence to reopen the claims. The current rating for PTSD already covers her anxiety and depression symptoms.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for TBI, service connection for headaches, and service connection for acquired psychiatric disability including major depressive disorder and PTSD. The Veteran needs a new examination to assess the current severity of his TBI and whether any headache or psychiatric disabilities are proximately caused by TBI.