Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's initial rating for headaches associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) is granted at a 30 percent level. The issues of service connection for neck disability, low back injury, increased ratings for TBI residuals and headaches, special monthly compensation for erectile dysfunction, and an earlier effective date for tinnitus are all remanded due to the need for additional evidence or examinations.

Service connection for headaches is granted as secondary to service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (to include alcohol use disorder).,The claim of service connection for residuals of stomach cancer was reopened due to new evidence showing a relationship with military service. The effective date for this service connection is set at September 10, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation was remanded due to the lack of loss of use in either lower extremity. The effective date for increased rating Crohn's disease remains January 15, 2008.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a low back disorder due to insufficient evidence.,Other claims related to migraine headaches and osteochondroma of the right humerus are also being remanded.

The Veteran's headaches, which he has had since a head injury during service, are considered incurred in service and granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea, as well as the current severity of his hypertension. The RO must obtain updated medical records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to address these issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, headaches, and glaucoma. The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, is not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disease or injury, and is not otherwise attributable to service. Headaches were also denied as they are not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by service connected disease or injury.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a headache disorder, sinusitis, and right shoulder disorder are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The claim for a headache disorder is reopened as there is new material evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied all other claims, including those related to the Veteran's hands, chest pain, respiratory issues, hypertension, and tension headaches. The effective date for the grant of service connection for right knee strain is set at January 24, 2013.

The Veteran's hypertension and migraine headaches have been granted initial evaluations. However, the PTSD claim has been remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right eye disorder, right shoulder disability, and cephalgia. The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraine headaches is denied, and her claim for a higher initial rating for migraine headaches is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer or its treatment caused his death in a car accident.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for IBS, GERD, and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's military service included active duty in Southwest Asia.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder arthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, and a chronic headache disorder due to incomplete medical opinions and procedural errors.

Service connection for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, headaches disorder, and sleep apnea has been granted. Service connection for a left foot disorder is reopened but not granted. Service connection for hypertension was denied.,The Veteran's headaches are secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and pension purposes due to incomplete procedures, including not issuing a Statement of the Case (SOC) for the new and material evidence issues. The Veteran's psychiatric condition is being examined again, and updated VA treatment records are needed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical spine disability, radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and erectile dysfunction due to in-service injury or disease. The Veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to his period of active duty.,Service connection was denied for migraine headaches secondary to a service-connected concussion.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for denying service connection for migraine headaches, specifically failing to discuss evidence supportive of the Veteran's claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding his claimed cervical spine disability, bilateral radiculopathy, and headaches. The VA is instructed to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to evaluate these claims.