Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation of various disabilities due to incomplete or insufficient evidence, including lack of recent VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including cold injury residuals of the hands and feet, TBI residuals, and headaches. The Veteran's symptoms were not supported by current medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for heat stroke residuals and headaches, as well as a need for additional examination of the Veteran's lumbar spine condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches as the Veteran did not meet the current disability requirement. The Veteran's claims were based on his contention that he had these conditions related to service, but there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are related to service. The claim will be reviewed again with a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and headaches, finding that they are not proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for speech disorder, tinnitus, headache disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and balance disorder as secondary to residuals of mild traumatic brain injury due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating. The Board has determined that application of the regular schedular provisions is not impractical.,There is no evidence of a diagnosed chronic sleep disorder during the appeal period. Therefore, service connection for a sleep disorder cannot be granted.,The Veteran's headaches have also not been diagnosed as a current condition. Thus, service connection for headaches cannot be granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depressive disorder also claimed as memory loss was granted. Other claims were remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has remanded several service connection issues, including for cervical spine strain, headaches, PTSD, sleep apnea (OSA), and prostate condition (BPH).

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left hand arthritis, hypertension, residuals of a head injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety), and tension headaches. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all outstanding records and schedule VA examinations for the appropriate conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the issue regarding an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Veteran's vertigo disability is granted with a 30 percent rating. The remaining issues, including low back and left knee disabilities, migraines, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss, are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's bilateral impacted cerumen of the ears and headache disability are granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for PTSD, facial pain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and TMJ dysfunction are remanded due to lack of a definitive opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is reopened due to new evidence showing a link between his service-connected sinusitis and his headaches. The claims for higher ratings for various disabilities, including psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, rhinitis, hemorrhoids, appendectomy residuals, scar of the right middle finger, obstructive sleep apnea, and TDIU are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of her claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include mental health disorders, sleep apnea, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disorder, right leg disorder, left leg disorder, kidney cancer, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for her service-connected disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at the maximum schedular level of 50 percent, and referral for consideration on an extraschedular basis is not warranted. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease and mixed headache syndrome, migraine predominant were granted initial ratings of 40 percent prior to February 22, 2010; from May 1, 2010 until November 16, 2015; and beginning November 16, 2015. The Veteran was also granted a TDIU effective September 1, 2008.