Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for award of TDIU and preclude substantially gainful employment, effective July 24, 2008. The Board finds that the entitlement to a TDIU is warranted for the period beginning July 24, 2008.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical nexus opinions regarding his respiratory condition, migraine headaches, and cervical spine condition. The claims are related to active duty service, including exposure to environmental hazards such as burn pits.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The claims include headaches, lower back issues, knee problems, and ankle/foot conditions.

The Board has granted a compensable rating of 30% for the Veteran's tension headaches. The right and left knee disabilities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches. The Veteran's service-connected TBI and PTSD are considered, but further medical opinion is needed to clarify whether the migraines are manifestations of his TBI or secondary to his PTSD.

The Veteran's headaches, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, and upper/mid back condition are all granted.,However, the Veteran's claim for service connection of his upper/mid back condition is remanded due to a lack of a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disorder and headaches due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking direct service connection, not secondary service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for tension headaches and costochondritis due to new evidence suggesting a worsening of symptoms, and because additional medical examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, chronic fatigue syndrome, a skin disorder, and a headache disorder are granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is remanded.

The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals regarding service connection and rating issues, including those related to sleep apnea, headaches, seasonal allergic rhinitis, lumbar strain, neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), TDIU, and DEA. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU), finding that the evidence did not support a finding of unemployability prior to December 21, 2011.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and service connection have been dismissed.,The Board has remanded several issues including those related to the Veteran's knees, ankles, feet, lumbar spine, and headaches.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of brain tumor and headaches, but denied both claims as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

An effective date of January 23, 2015 for the grant of service connection for right upper extremity radiculopathy is granted.,Effective dates earlier than June 27, 2016 are denied for the grants of service connection for tension headaches, TBI, tinnitus, mixed anxiety depressive disorder, left upper extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, and thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease.,The Veteran's December 31, 2015 claim referenced neurological damage which should have been recognized as claims including TBI and the nerve damage in his bilateral shoulders. However, no head injury nor left shoulder neurological damage was mentioned.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right-hand burn residuals, as well as their impact on his occupational and daily functioning. The claims are not about service connection but rather about rating determinations.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and effective dates for PTSD, IBS/GERD, migraine headaches, and myalgia have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased rating, and TDIU have been granted. However, the issue of a compensable evaluation for colon cancer remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is related to his active duty service. The other claims for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or a relationship between the conditions and service.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, including degenerative disc disease status post laminectomies with right lower extremity radiculopathy, and migraine headaches. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his active military service.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluations for right foot hallux valgus and left foot hallux valgus were denied. An initial evaluation of 10 percent was granted for headaches, but the Veteran's dermatitis claim remains pending.