Migraines & headaches Board decisions

Service connection is granted for Traumatic Brain Injury, Headache disorder (secondary to TBI), and Bilateral hearing loss. Service connection is denied for Left foot disorder, Loss of smell, and Loss of taste.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches, finding that there is no evidence of such condition during service or within one year post-service. The current tension headaches are not considered to be related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability, finding that the Veteran's headaches did not begin during service and are not related to his service.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorder, arthritis (joint pain), and fibromyalgia. However, these claims have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and active service.

The Veteran's asthma, rhinitis, and sleep apnea have been granted service connection. The initial compensable disability ratings for IBS and left knee patella chondritis were denied. The appeal on lumbar degenerative disc disease, dermatitis, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, GERD, gall bladder disease, post cholecystectomy, headaches, and chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for this condition, as well as for a headache disorder. The claims for chronic neck disorder, chronic back disorder, chronic right knee disorder, and chronic left knee disorder are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids and migraine headaches. The effective date of service connection for internal hemorrhoids remains September 30, 2008.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and ensuring proper notice is provided for her PTSD claim based on military sexual trauma.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing VA and private treatment records, as well as to schedule the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations. The claims will be readjudicated based on this new evidence.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for left shoulder disorder and right shoulder disorder was denied.,The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and evaluation due to inadequate previous examinations, particularly regarding the Veteran's headache disability and lower back disability.

Effective dates of October 14, 2013 have been granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. An effective date earlier than January 14, 2008 has been denied for persistent depressive disorder.,Secondary service connection for migraines (aggravated by PTSD and tinnitus) and obstructive sleep apnea (aggravated by PTSD) have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acute pharyngitis, athlete’s heart syndrome, myalgia and myositis, acute lumbosacral strain, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability (acute shoulder strain), sleep apnea, varicocele and/or orchitis disability, actinic keratosis, and headaches have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability and right knee disability are being remanded.

The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, effective November 30, 2015.,His right shoulder arthritis and thoracolumbar spine arthritis were both rated at the maximum available under their respective diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that there is at least equipoise of evidence regarding whether these conditions were aggravated by his PTSD medications.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected.,An initial 50 percent rating for cephalgia (headaches) from January 8, 2013 is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines headaches have precluded her from securing and maintaining gainful employment since July 17, 2013.

The Board found that the Veteran's migraine headaches are not related to her military service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's headache disability is granted service connection as secondary to PTSD. The left hand disability and hypertension are both remanded for further examination, while the left knee disability remains in a state of pending appeal.