Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for cluster headaches, but has remanded the issues of sleep apnea and hypertension due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for an opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities' impact on his ability to work.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and blackouts, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for left upper extremity neuropathy and left-sided cervicogenic headache pain/neck pain/headaches resulting from a scalene block administered in connection with his shoulder surgery are denied as the evidence does not support that these conditions were proximately caused by VA fault or an unforeseen event.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, neck, and headache disabilities due to additional development being required.

The Board denied service connection for a left elbow disability, right knee disability (secondary to the service-connected left knee disability), and a general neurological disorder.,The Veteran's claims were not supported by medical evidence linking her current conditions to her military service.

The Veteran's initial claim of entitlement to a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches has been granted. The Veteran's TBI claim is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues of left arm pain, left leg pain, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric disability are all being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on five conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disability, PTSD, left eye disability, and headache disability have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for umbilical hernia, headaches, upper airway resistance syndrome, and tinea versicolor are remanded due to inadequate examinations and need for updated medical evidence.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be secondary to his service-connected hypertension.,The Veteran's costochondritis is determined to be related to his coronary artery disease, post-surgery residuals.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of frequent and prostrating attacks.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee and back disabilities, as well as migraines secondary to a back disability, need further review due to outstanding private treatment records.

The Veteran's headache disorder is rated at 50 percent, effective June 2, 2016. Prior to that date, the Veteran was granted TDIU based on multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and initial ratings for various knee, shoulder, toe, groin, and hearing loss conditions are remanded due to the need for new examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, headaches, shin splints, bone spurs in the right foot, back disability, and right knee disability. The reasons include lack of VA examination due to failure to report for scheduled examinations.

The Veteran's TDIU appeal is remanded due to uncertainty regarding the impact of her service-connected disabilities on her employability. A VA medical opinion is needed to determine if her conditions prevent her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

Service connection is denied for chronic aches and pains of muscles and joints, including right hip.,Service connection is denied for chronic aches and pains of muscles and joints, including left hip.,Service connection is denied for sleep disorder other than sleep apnea.,Service connection is granted for tension headaches.,Service connection is denied for Raynaud’s disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected TBI and/or tinnitus. The RO is instructed to obtain private treatment records, provide a VA examiner with the claims file for an opinion on causation and aggravation of headaches, and then readjudicate the claim.