Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for headaches prior to January 10, 2019, and a rating in excess of 30 percent from that date has been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of heat injuries, left shoulder disability, heart disability, and migraines due to incomplete development regarding periods of active duty versus ACDUTRA versus INACDUTRA. The Veteran's current migraine headaches are also being evaluated further.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to missing service treatment records and other issues. The Veteran is being asked to provide additional information about his military service, including any places of treatment during his second period of active service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for pituitary macroadenoma and remanded the issues of service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The issues are pending from the date of the April 2014 claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for dacryocystitis, bilateral eyes; service connection for a headache disorder secondary to her bilateral eye disorder; and service connection for depression due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines, depression, and physical impairments, have rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The reduction in the disability rating for his headaches from 10% to noncompensable was found to be improper and restored.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and headaches due to incomplete compliance with previous remands. The claims are now pending again.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headache disorder is granted. The appeal regarding the hypertension disability evaluation prior to February 9, 2019, and thereafter, an evaluation in excess of 10 percent is withdrawn.

The Board has granted service connection for trigeminal schwannoma and headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during or shortly after his military service. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of symptom onset in service and continuity since service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity joint disabilities, a bilateral eye condition (characterized as blurred vision), migraines, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, all of which are secondary to his service-connected hepatitis C.

The Board has vacated the portion of the January 2019 decision that denied service connection for migraines and anxiety disorders. Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, unspecified depressive disorder. The case is remanded to determine if migraines are proximately due or aggravated by the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and dermatitis have been granted. The claim for right ear hearing loss is being remanded.,An initial compensable rating for dermatitis has been granted with an effective date of October 14, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for migraine headaches and an evaluation greater than 20 percent for lumbar strain have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support these increased ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected postural hypotension, is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further development.

The appeal of the denial of an increased rating for hearing loss is dismissed.,The petition to reopen the claim of service connection for low back disability, left eye disability, and skin disability are granted. Service connection for left eye disability is also granted.,Entitlement to service connection for depressive disorder, vascular disease including hypertension, Raynaud's syndrome, headaches, low back disability, neuropathy of the left lower extremity, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and a compensable rating for right forehead scar are remanded.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lung nodules, ischemic brain condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder and tension headaches have been granted increased ratings, but the rating for degenerative disc disease with degenerative joint disease remains at 20 percent. The case is remanded to further evaluate these issues.