Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been remanded for additional development to determine the etiology of his bilateral hearing loss and to obtain any outstanding records. The issues of TDIU, increased rating for IBS, service connection for muscle pain, urinary tract infections, skin rashes, joint pain, and migraine headaches are pending.

The Veteran's service-connected orthostatic intolerance/postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (COI/POTS) and related conditions have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his headache disability has been denied, and the issue of entitlement to TDIU is also pending. The Board finds that these issues are not yet ready for appellate consideration due to new evidence added to the claims file without a waiver of AOJ consideration.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Headaches have been granted. The conditions are considered presumptively related to service due to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's dysequilibrium, status post carotid artery dissection (claimed as dizziness secondary to TBI), is not related to his service-connected TBI or any in-service incurrence.,There is no evidence of hypertension that is secondary to the service-connected TBI.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease are all granted as service connected due to their onset within one year of separation from service or presumed due to Gulf War exposure.

The Veteran's migraines are granted a 30 percent rating from May 6, 2014 to September 2, 2015. Service connection for low back disability and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and PTSD) were denied. The rating for migraines remains at 30 percent, while the rating for the psychiatric disorder is also at 50 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current headache disability and its relationship to service.

The Veteran's hypertension and migraine headaches have been granted service connection.,Service connection for sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, and COPD is remanded due to lack of medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's foot disability, low back disability, and headaches. The Veteran is presumed to have been in sound condition upon entry into service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a digestive disorder and a headache disorder are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's combined tension/migraine headaches are currently rated at 50 percent, effective March 13, 2006. The Board has granted a higher rating for this condition.,The Veteran is entitled to a temporary total evaluation following her right first great toe cheilectomy due to the need for convalescence.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis did not begin in service and is not causally related to her service-connected right maxillary sinusitis with chronic rhinitis and headache. The Board also found that the sinusitis did not cause or worsen the sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating of MDD due to insufficient evidence. The claims for bilateral peroneus brevis, chronic headaches/migraines, right knee arthritis, left shoulder bursitis/tendonitis, and spinal arthritis and degenerative disc are also remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims to reopen for service connection of migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims are remanded for further examination regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia is denied as it is not a disability for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's claim for restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for migraines from January 27, 2015 is granted. The issue on appeal regarding the reduction in disability rating for migraines has been dismissed due to the grant of the claim.

The Board has vacated the January 2019 decision due to a denial of due process.,PTSD and migraine headaches service connection claims are denied, while an eye disability claim is remanded.