Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been reopened and granted.,A TDIU is granted, with the Veteran meeting the schedular criteria for assignment of a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to active service. The Veteran's lay assertions have triggered VA's duty to provide an examination, but a full medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher evaluation for chronic cervical (neck) strain was denied, while he received a 10 percent rating for post-traumatic headaches.

The Veteran's headaches, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder due to medical conditions with major depressive episode and anxious distress features) are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's headaches, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder based on a direct relationship to his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a new vocational rehabilitation evaluation considering his current service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine, left knee, and right knee conditions are granted service connection.,Service connection for headaches is also granted.

The Veteran's headache disorder is found to be proximately due to a fall caused by his service-connected left knee ligament insufficiency, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has vacated the denial of service connection for sleep apnea and denied a compensable rating for migraine headaches prior to December 28, 2016. The case is remanded for further action on these issues.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a cervical spine disability for which service connection could be granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for several issues, including those related to pes planus, migraines, pseudofolliculitis barbae, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, bursitis of the right hip (limitation of flexion), bursitis of the right hip (impairment of thigh), bursitis of the right hip (limitation of extension), and lumbar strain. As a result, these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for tension headaches, lumbar spine strain, left knee strain, and right thumb strain disabilities were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating than 30 percent for tension headaches or 10 percent for the other conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis related to his claims of a gum condition and denies service connection for this claim. The Board also remanded two other issues: service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, and service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for balance problems. The claim to reopen for service connection for headaches was granted, and the Veteran's headaches are found to be at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by her service-connected PTSD. The claims for service connection for sinus disorder, bilateral flat feet, and bilateral glaucoma are remanded.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a hernia disability and a headache disability are reopened, but further development is needed to determine their etiology.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder is remanded and will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting additional examinations to address the Veteran's claims.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, sleep apnea, and tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The rating of 20% is assigned for each condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been characterized by very frequent, prolonged and completely prostrating attacks, preventing her from working. The Board has granted a maximum schedular disability rating of 50 percent for the period prior to November 20, 2017.