Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for a low back disability and for ratings in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, as well as for hypertension prior to February 21, 2019. A rating of 10 percent for hypertension is granted from that date.

The Veteran's migraine headache condition is considered service-connected as it began during his military service and has persisted since then.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are related to her active service. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's appeal is being returned to the RO for completion of the development directed by the Board in its last remand. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, and hypothyroidism; rating higher than 20 percent for degenerative arthrosis with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine prior to May 26, 2017 and to a rating higher than 40 percent thereafter; service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity; an effective date earlier than August 19, 2011, for the grant of service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity; and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the rating decision and a need for further medical evaluation regarding the Veteran's posttraumatic headaches.

The Veteran's appeals for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left hip, back, neck and headache conditions have been dismissed. The appeals for service connection for right foot and right toe disabilities are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including fractures of the wrists and ankles, a foot disorder, hypertension, lacerations to fingers and palms, and a skin condition. The decision states that there is no current evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, loss of vision, and headaches due to outstanding service personnel records, incomplete service treatment records, and incomplete VA treatment records. The Veteran will be afforded a new VA examination in each case.

The Board has granted a TDIU effective from May 17, 2016, based on the combined impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendering him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, vascular eczema, and migraine headaches have been denied.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions during or after service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including muscle and joint disabilities, headaches, right knee disability, left knee disability, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left CTS, and neck disability due to lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraines, claimed as secondary to spinal stenosis, is granted due to a showing of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claims for migraines and a shoulder condition, but remanded these issues due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, diabetes mellitus (DM), and a neck condition has been reopened. However, the claims have not met the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied. New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for TBI, headaches, vertigo, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, rhinitis, right eye disorder, and left eye disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. However, it denied service connection for idiopathic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular dysfunction, congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation due to service or as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a migraine disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's active duty is unclear, and further development is needed including verifying his federal duty status on July 1, 1999.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and PTSD, as well as his claim for TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider flare-ups of these conditions.