Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of the sense of smell and headaches with amnesia due to a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) from the parties. The appeal is now pending for further examination and treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate examination reports and need for additional medical opinions regarding respiratory disorder and headaches.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension with a history of renal artery transplant and headaches as secondary to this condition.,The Veteran's hypertension is considered renovascular in nature, secondary to his pre-existing renal artery stenosis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased rating for PTSD and service connection for headaches, respiratory conditions, and permanent discoloration of the skin on neck area before a decision was made.

The Veteran's Graves' disease and thyroid disability are granted as secondary to his service-connected multiple myeloma. The other conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of a permanent and total nature, and the Board has dismissed his claims for increased ratings as he withdrew them at his hearing.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck, low back, left hip, right knee, right ankle, right foot, and right hand conditions, as well as his erectile dysfunction (orchiodynia), head injury, headaches, anxiety, and depression. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to improper adjudication under the AMA system. The RO must correct this, readjudicate the claims, and provide a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU prior to October 7, 2011, and denied from October 7, 2011, to August 31, 2012. The Board found that the Veteran met the criteria for a TDIU based on all service-connected disabilities during the period prior to October 7, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, left hip disability, right ankle disability, low back disability, neck disability and migraine headaches. The Board found that the evidence supports these claims as they are related to the Veteran's in-service injuries.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of July 24, 2017, for a 30% initial evaluation for service-connected migraine headaches because no issues were adjudicated in the April 2018 rating decision and there was no jurisdiction to consider the issue.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of TBI, including headaches, needs further investigation and is therefore remanded.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. A TDIU is granted for the period from May 15, 2014, to May 20, 2015.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected asthma. Other conditions are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches, effective from November 22, 2013. Service connection was not established for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric condition, tinnitus, or heart murmur with history of myocardial infarctions.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, but denied claims for acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and Somatic Symptom Disorder) and fibromyalgia.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and headaches, both of which are found to be caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches, finding that these conditions are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected shoulder and knee disabilities as well as his tinnitus.,Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss, residuals of a left ear infection, and a right ankle disability due to lack of diagnosis during the appeal period.