Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's IBS and migraine headaches claims are remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran's skin condition, acne and psoriasis, is aggravated by her service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are aggravated by her service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.,The Veteran's jaw disability is related to in-service wisdom teeth removal.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate VA examination regarding service connection for headaches and TDIU prior to September 23, 2011 and/or from August 14, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining private treatment records and VA opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to the need for further evaluation and consideration.

The Veteran's back disability, headaches, acquired psychological disorder (including depression and anxiety), and hypertension have been granted service connection. The Veteran's left wrist sprain and right wrist sprain continue to be rated at the maximum allowed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of gout, erectile dysfunction, and headaches as there was no evidence showing a current disability or a relationship to in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's residuals of left and right tibia stress fractures are granted with a 10 percent disability rating.,Service connection for the Veteran’s left knee, right knee, left ankle, and right ankle disabilities is denied.

The Board is remanding the issue of a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine from June 29, 2015 onward due to insufficient information. VA treatment records from June 2016 through the present need to be obtained and associated with the claims file.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further medical examinations. The issues include back, neck, foot, urticaria, TBI, and headaches.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for dizziness/vertigo and headaches, both related to a service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's PTSD is etiologically related to his active duty service.,Service connection for cervical spine strain and lumbar spine strain are remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for bilateral ankle lateral ligament strain and cephalgia headaches are remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome is granted as it was initially diagnosed during active duty service.,Service connection for TBI is remanded due to lack of medical records from the 1993 motor vehicle accident and incomplete service treatment records.,Entitlement to a special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ is held in abeyance as it is intrinsically intertwined with the remanded erectile dysfunction issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination regarding the Veteran's tension headaches.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for service-connected migraine headaches is denied as it was not factually ascertainable that his condition had increased in severity prior to November 9, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for a headache disability has been dismissed as the final June 2017 Board decision was not challenged and the August 2017 rating decision merely implemented that decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination reports. The Veteran's current diagnoses of migraines and PTSD are acknowledged, but there is not enough information on whether these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, but no higher. The Board found that the evidence was evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran’s migraines more nearly approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating.,Service connection for radiculopathy of the upper left extremity is denied because there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability and his radiculopathy. The Board found that the VA examiner did not adequately address the Veteran’s contentions regarding medication causing his sleep apnea.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is remanded to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether his sleep apnea is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is not related to service and was not diagnosed until after separation.,Hypertension did not manifest within one year of service discharge, and there is no evidence linking it to service.,There is no evidence of a TBI event during service or current residuals. The Veteran’s blacking out episodes are attributed to another cause.,Migraine headaches were not diagnosed until years after separation and do not have a clear link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his migraine headaches, right hip disability, and peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran also has pending requests for increased ratings for these conditions.