Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for a breathing disability, but has remanded the claims for right shoulder disability, right arm tingling (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome), cervical spine disability, and mixed tension and vascular headaches.,Further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right wrist disability, tinnitus, skin disability, and depression. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches. The right knee, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), back disability, and neck disability claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed because his other service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU, and he cannot secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions were denied. The claim to reopen the acquired psychiatric disorder was unsuccessful, and the other claims (for sleep apnea, acid reflux, sexual dysfunction, and migraine headaches) were also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and migraine headaches have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

Bell's palsy is not currently manifest and did not manifest during the appeal period.,Global encephalitis was incurred in service and is related to vascular headaches.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for lost cognitive function to include memory loss, bilateral lower and upper extremity neurological disorders, vasomotor rhinitis, headache, and bilateral hearing loss have all been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of these conditions during or after the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraines, cluster and tension headache (headache disability) and for a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar strain and muscular spasms (back disability).

The Veteran's headaches, claimed as migraines, are rated at a maximum of 50 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. Further development is needed, including obtaining additional medical records and verifying a claimed in-service stressor.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea may be related to his service-connected migraines and depression, but needs further examination and evidence to determine this definitively.

The Board has dismissed all appeals due to the Veteran's death, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the claimed conditions and service. The appellant is required to undergo VA examinations for his ankle, cheek bone fracture, broken nose, sinus disorder, and headache disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines are granted a 30% disability rating. The service-connected coccidioidomycosis is denied as it has resolved and no longer requires treatment.

The Board has decided to remand three issues: hypertension, migraines, and PTSD. Further evaluations are needed for each condition.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's left knee disability was initially rated at 10 percent and has been rated as such since. A higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury did not result in compensable residual symptoms. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for TBI, but granted secondary service connection for a headache disorder and memory disorder to the service-connected TBI.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, back disorder, hypertension (secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder), erectile dysfunction, chronic headache disorder, left and right lower extremity disorders, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete compliance with previous remands.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice and need for further development, including consideration of Persian Gulf Service considerations.