Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, memory loss due to an undiagnosed illness, chronic fatigue, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted.,Service connection has not been established for the claimed respiratory condition. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation of her IBS, GERD, chronic headache disability, fibromyalgia, hepatitis C, and TDIU. The VA will obtain all relevant medical records and provide a supplemental opinion regarding the relationship between these conditions and her service-connected hepatitis C or polyarthritis.

The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic migraine headache is granted. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and systemic inflammatory disease or chronic fatigue syndrome are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including headaches and brain lesions. The examiner is required to consider the Veteran's reported symptoms, exposure to blasts during service, and any potential aggravation by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, effective May 25, 2016. The Board found that the Veteran’s disability picture is adequately described by the current schedular evaluation and no extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is a Persian Gulf Veteran and remands for further examination to determine if service connection can be granted for fibromyalgia and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's PTSD and Tension Headaches were granted increased ratings, with a 70% rating for PTSD and a 50% rating for Tension Headaches. The effective date for the tension headaches rating was denied as there is no factual basis to award an earlier effective date. The Veteran also received a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board has denied service connection for headaches, a psychiatric disorder, and hemorrhoids due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's service. The appeal is remanded for further examination regarding a foot disorder.

The Veteran's GERD is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a medical opinion regarding its relationship to his service-connected migraines and/or cervical spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA medical opinions and incomplete records. The issues of headaches, chronic fatigue secondary to PTSD, sleep apnea secondary to PTSD, an increased rating for PTSD, earlier effective dates for PTSD and tinnitus, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of whether the Veteran's headaches and dizziness are proximately due to, or the result of, being hit in the head with a pugil stick during basic training.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's reported symptoms are related to his military service and resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated by analogy under Diagnostic Code 8100, and since September 24, 2011, the criteria for a rating of 50 percent have been met. The Board finds that reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected cluster headaches are currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board denied an increased disability rating as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo with dizziness and balance problems as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that the reduction of SMC payments from the aid and attendance rate to the housebound rate due to hospitalization at government expense was proper, thus denying the appeal for restoration of SMC payments.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of in-service records related to the Veteran's seizures and headaches, which may be linked to an in-service head injury. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical evidence from his service period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI residuals, including posttraumatic headaches, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the initial examination conducted by a primary care physician. A new VA examination with a psychiatrist, physiatrist, neurosurgeon, or neurologist must be scheduled.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical evidence regarding her diagnoses and a need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records.