Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected TBI, migraine headaches and dizziness have been granted effective from August 26, 2014.

The Board has dismissed the claim for TDIU from April 17, 2009 to August 12, 2009 as answered by the grant of TDIU effective August 13, 2009. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis/sinusitis is granted prior to November 13, 2017. A compensable rating beginning November 13, 2017, for allergic rhinitis is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the specific conditions and disabilities are not specified in the decision summary. The effective dates of any potential grants are not provided.

This decision remands several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including vision disability, sleep apnea, kidney disability, and limb movement disability. The effective dates for all granted benefits remain June 22, 2012.

The Board has granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, but denied service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability.,Service connection for sleep apnea is granted with an effective date prior to March 16, 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and associated headaches are related to service, granting their claims for service connection.

The Veteran's GERD and headaches are granted service connection. The claims for prostate cancer and bladder cancer are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and TBI were granted. The decision also denied the claim for residuals of a traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and a 10% rating has been assigned for his left knee disability. The other conditions are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and lack of medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder is granted. The claim for service connection for a skin disorder is denied.

Service connection for depressive disorder with anxiety is granted. Service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and a neck disorder are denied. The rating for degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder remains remanded.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for increased ratings and TDIU prior to August 12, 2015 on chronic cervical sprain, mechanical low back pain, and headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tension headaches and a TDIU rating, finding that there was no evidence linking his current headaches to service. The Board also found that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding VA treatment records, incomplete service personnel records, and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his right knee disability, headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right lower leg disability, but the issues related to his lumbosacral strain, headache disability, right patellar enthesophyte (right knee condition), and increased rating for left knee chondromalacia remain remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo, dizziness with headaches, and Meniere’s disease were denied as these conditions are not related to his active duty service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right hip strain and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome have been remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection claims for prolactinoma/pituitary bleeding and headaches are also being remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a skin disorder (claimed as dermatitis), an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression), residuals of pneumonia, and a back disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or post-service treatment records.