Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, cervical spine injury, thoracic spine injury, and heat stroke residuals. The issues of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral shoulder condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral foot condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, lung and chest pain/condition, and sleep apnea are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder has been denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,Service connection for insomnia, claimed as a sleeping disorder, has also been denied due to lack of etiological relationship with active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been reopened and granted.,The petition to reopen the claims of service connection for allergies and hypertension was denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as moot because she has a combined 100 percent schedular rating for rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions, making her unemployability due to service-connected disabilities moot.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional VA treatment records received after an appeal was initiated, and these records need to be reviewed by the AOJ before a decision can be made on whether service connection for sleep apnea should be granted based on migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, including residuals of a right eye injury, neck disability, back disability, bilateral upper extremity neurological disorder, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The appeals are related as they all involve service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches/migraines, depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder features (to include as secondary to service-connected degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine), and denied service connection for insomnia.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at the maximum allowable under current criteria, but her pain scar is not compensable.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C more than two decades after separation from service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his PTSD and joint pain conditions, as well as service connection for an undiagnosed illness. The rating for migraine headaches remains denied.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for various conditions, and the reopening of claims for right knee disorder and left knee disorder. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Board has remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, migraine headaches, sinusitis, and sleep apnea due to missing service records. The Veteran's attorney argues that these conditions are related to undiagnosed illnesses or chronic multisymptom illnesses.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's ability to work due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of 50 percent is warranted due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's kidney cancer claim will be reconsidered, as well as his request to reopen his headaches claim.

The appeals for various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's chronic headaches, diagnosed as migraines, are related to service and service connection is granted. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his neck condition is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, headaches, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy (left upper extremity), peripheral neuropathy (right upper extremity), peripheral neuropathy (sciatic nerve, left lower extremity), peripheral neuropathy (sciatic nerve, right lower extremity), and peripheral neuropathy (femoral nerve, left lower extremity) are all denied. The Board has remanded the claims for these conditions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bursitis and arthralgia of multiple joints, CFS, mild obstructive airflow disease, and an acquired psychiatric disorder for purposes of eligibility for treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 due to his withdrawal at a hearing. Service connection was granted for a lumbar spine disorder, rash of the shoulders and armpits, migraines, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression). The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left ear hearing loss and right shoulder disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities for which service connection can be granted, including arrhythmia, right ear hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, cognitive disorder, left ear hearing loss, IBS with GERD, hemorrhoids, and migraines. The claims are being remanded to allow further development.