Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective October 3, 2008. The appeal for a higher rating remains under review.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for migraine headaches and TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion in the June 2017 decision. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury was denied, but his claim for an increased evaluation for migraine headaches was granted and he is now rated at 50%.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, liver condition, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder due to lack of evidence supporting the claims on the merits.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including neck disability, left knee and right knee disabilities, chronic fatigue, sleep disorder, headaches, left arm and leg disabilities. The severance of service connection for fractured teeth #15 and #17 is also being addressed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a bilateral eye disability due to disease or injury in service.,The evidence does not show a diagnosis of tinnitus during service or for many years thereafter, and is unrelated to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and denied a compensable rating for migraine headaches, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of headaches and major depressive disorder for further development as requested.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, migraine headaches, and pelvic inflammatory disease are denied. The effective dates for these grants of service connection are September 29, 2011, October 4, 2011, respectively. A compensable rating is not granted for the Veteran's pelvic inflammatory disease. The claim for a higher rating for PTSD prior to August 17, 2013, is denied.

The Veteran's migraines were not incurred or aggravated by service, and the Board found no evidence to support a secondary service connection based on his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, chest congestion and body aches, right ankle disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to lumbar spine disability), right lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to lumbar spine disability), and a 10% rating for right thumb/hand disability have been granted. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and related neurological impairments in the extremities, and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart condition, skin condition, diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, and depression. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is unclear, and further development is needed.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the claims file without a waiver of AOJ consideration and is requesting its review. The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for headaches was denied as there was no evidence of sustained and material improvement.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy was denied as the evidence did not show severe incomplete paralysis, warranting a higher rating.,The reduction in the disability rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy from 40 percent to 20 percent was upheld.

The Veteran's migraines are granted service connection, and the lumbar spine strain with L5-S1 disc protrusion is granted a 40 percent evaluation. The S1 nerve root compression (sciatica/radiculopathy of right lower extremity) remains at 20 percent from September 30, 2014 onwards. PTSD with panic disorder and insomnia is granted a 30 percent initial evaluation prior to January 11, 2011. The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded for further development. Other issues remain pending.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The issues of initial rating greater than 30 percent for shortness of breath with pleural abcess prior to January 31, 2015 and initial rating greater than 30 percent for migraine type headaches prior to January 31, 2015 are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, a skin disorder, and headaches. The decision found that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the claim for hypertension. It also determined there was no current diagnosis or persistent symptoms of a skin disorder. Headaches were denied as well.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ankle, right ankle, headaches, and bladder condition issues due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran is requested to provide lay statements from herself and others who have first-hand knowledge of her in-service and post-service symptomatology.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for traumatic brain syndrome, which was granted on August 12, 2013.,The Veteran also seeks an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation for migraine headaches associated with his traumatic brain syndrome. The Board denied this claim.

The Veteran's headaches, heart condition, and memory loss were not found to be related to service.,Fibromyalgia was diagnosed in September 2018 but its etiology remains unclear.