Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded several claims related to service connection for various conditions, including headaches, hypertension, ankle disorders, flat feet, and knee disorders. The Veteran is also being asked to provide private medical records for his treatment of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for pes planus, bronchitis, hypertension, and headaches have been remanded due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected Meniere’s Syndrome. The low back and right lower extremity disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Migraines with effective dates of January 3, 2013. The Veteran's appeal is also remanded for further examination to determine the current severity of his TBI and migraines.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss has been reopened and granted.,Issues of service connection for headaches, loss of balance/dizziness (secondary to hearing loss), right ear hearing loss, left and right sciatic nerve disabilities, and insomnia disorder have been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability (including as due to an in-service head trauma) and residuals of frostbite on the left and/or right lower extremity have also been granted.

The Veteran's hypertension and headaches are currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has ordered a remand to assess the current severity of his hypertension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board denied a higher rating. The effective dates for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are also being remanded.,For headaches and plantar fasciitis, additional development is needed to determine if service connection should be granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypertension and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The cases for back, reflux, migraine headaches, and bilateral hand numbness are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a more comprehensive medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are secondary to his service-connected left knee meniscal tear and if so, whether it is at least as likely as not that the use of morphine caused or aggravated his migraines.

The Veteran's claim for heart disease was granted. Claims for stomach condition, prostate cancer, and bilateral upper/lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were remanded. Migraine headaches and cold injury residuals to both feet were denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities and exposure during military service. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to address these issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraines are caused by his service-connected sinusitis.

The Veteran's appeal of the rating for his service-connected migraine headaches is remanded, and a TDIU claim requires additional information and/or evidence.

The Veteran's low back condition is now rated at 40 percent effective September 4, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for low back disorder, muscle twitching due to undiagnosed illness (UI), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) due to undiagnosed illness (UI), headaches due to undiagnosed illness (UI), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded.,The AOJ will arrange for an appropriate examiner to determine whether the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, muscle twitching due to undiagnosed illness (UI), CFS due to undiagnosed illness (UI), headaches due to undiagnosed illness (UI), and OSA are related to active service or a UI.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and Social Security Administration records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's current diagnosed migraine condition may have pre-existed service and is requesting additional medical opinion to determine if it was aggravated by active service or incurred therein.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bump on the forehead has been dismissed. The appeals for increased ratings of headaches, low back disability, and bilateral heel spurs have been remanded.