Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches with hypotension and vertigo are currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. The appeal is remanded as the Veteran contends her condition warrants a higher evaluation.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a skin condition and migraine headaches due to insufficient compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's skin condition claim requires further examination, while his migraine headache claim needs an opinion regarding its onset during service or causation by a service-connected disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and depression was reopened, but the claim remains denied as there is no credible supporting evidence that an in-service stressor occurred.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a migraine disability, to include as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability and/or acquired psychiatric disorder, is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted. The remaining issues on appeal, including service connection and rating claims, were dismissed due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment from October 18, 2013. The Board has granted a TDIU for this period.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, back disability, and migraines due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for substance abuse was also denied as it is not secondary or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD and posttraumatic headaches were denied, while a separate rating of 40 percent was granted for the residuals of TBI.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, fallopian tube adhesions with removal of the left ovary, and increased rating for right knee patellofemoral syndrome and degenerative arthritis status post arthroscopy have all been denied. The Board found insufficient evidence to support service connection for these conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is still denied as there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition pre-existed his military service or was not aggravated by it.

The Board has denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, hypertension, psoriasis, and migraine headaches. The case is remanded to determine the relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and her service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the request to reopen a claim for service connection for headaches and remanded the issue of determining the current severity of chronic sinusitis.

The Board has decided that the tension headache disorder is not service-connected as secondary to the service-connected left eye disability, and has ordered a remand for further evaluation.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available for this condition.

The reduction of the rating for migraines from 50 percent to 30 percent, effective August 1, 2018 was improper and the 50 percent rating is restored as of that date.

The Veteran's frequent headaches with staggering vertigo are now rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of this decision.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of right and left knee disabilities has been withdrawn.,Service connection for migraine headaches and tinnitus have been granted, with the issue of diabetes being remanded.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at 50% effective October 21, 2013.,Service connection for scars of the left foot and right knee is granted with an effective date of October 14, 2014.,Service connection for scars of the left ankle is granted with an effective date of February 7, 2013.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines prior to October 21, 2013 is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to inadequate examination reports and incomplete medical records. The Veteran's service-connected skin disability of the feet, headaches, back disability, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy are all in need of additional evaluation.