Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for a personality disorder, acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, asthma, hypertension, systemic lupus, migraine headaches, and right ankle disability are all denied.,Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran's chronic headache disorder is granted as service connected due to his service-connected sleep apnea. The right ankle condition claim is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of verification of federalized National Guard service on July 11, 1978. The Veteran is required to provide information about his providers and authorize VA to obtain any relevant private records.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a right knee disorder, and a sleep disorder. The Veteran's claims were based on direct service connection rather than presumptive service connection due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has precluded him from securing and following any substantially gainful occupation since January 22, 2015. The Board granted a TDIU based on the PTSD disability. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to SMC at the housebound rate due to his combined 100 percent schedular rating for service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the appellant's application to reopen her claim for service connection for headaches. However, it has denied the claim as there is no evidence of aggravation during her period of ACDUTRA service and she did not achieve 'veteran' status.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of tension headaches and service connection for a urinary disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, residuals of a fractured right clavicle, neurological disabilities of the left leg and upper extremity, headaches, and primary insomnia are all remanded for further development.,Specifically, the Veteran needs to be examined to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for head injury residuals is denied, but his claim for presumptive service connection for migraines is granted.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for migraine headaches due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, low back pain, and a residual scar on the head have been reopened. The appeals are granted to this extent only.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, corneal scarring as a residual of right eye keratitis, tinea versicolor, and residuals of a right thumb fracture due to incomplete development. The Veteran is encouraged to provide information about all sources of private medical care during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, TBI, seizure disorder, a sleep condition, tinnitus, and headaches. The appeals were not successful as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraines, finding that her symptoms most nearly approximate the criteria for this rating. The preponderance of evidence is against a higher rating due to lack of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as secondary to a service-connected cervical spine disability. The appeal regarding entitlement to CFS and dizziness is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability has been reopened, and the case is being remanded due to additional development needed.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, but the Board has granted a 50 percent rating based on very frequent and prolonged attacks that cause severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as she became too disabled to work on August 1, 2018, but no earlier. The decision is based on her service-connected cervical spine, migraine, and back disabilities.