Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection of headaches, to include migraines, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, degenerative disc disease, headaches/chronic migraines, and chronic joint pain as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis. The claims for bronchitis, lungs and chest burns, and hypertension are remanded due to the Veteran's participation in toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) and an indication of an association between the claimed disabilities and TERA.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including making efforts to obtain VA treatment records from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and myofascitis, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine (claimed as bulging disc C3-C4 and C5-C6), an increased rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and allergic rhinitis. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for these conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tension headaches to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically addressing whether it is related to the Veteran's service or his service-connected lumbar disc injury.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines to correct a duty to assist error, requiring a new examination that addresses whether the claimed migraines are associated with active service and/or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.

The appeal for eligibility for benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is remanded due to an AOJ error in satisfying a regulatory and statutory duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claims for service connection for a disability manifested by the loss of sense of smell, chronic headaches, and bilateral foot disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's improper election of a higher-level review while another pending appeal on the same issue remained.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder, but denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board restored the 30% disability rating for migraine headaches and denied an increased rating. Sleep apnea was granted as secondary to PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including atrial fibrillation and irritable bowel syndrome, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not scheduling VA examinations when the Veteran was available.

The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and a migraine headache disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for high blood pressure and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's current service-connected temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) and a 70 percent increased initial disability evaluation for generalized anxiety disorder, effective April 10, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for a headache disability and an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder to provide adequate examinations and opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a compensable rating for his knee disabilities, TBI, and posttraumatic headaches.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion that does not contemplate the ameliorative effect of medication on the Veteran's muscular-tension headaches.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and a noncompensable rating for obstructive sleep apnea, while denying service connection for a heart disability and an increased rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied higher ratings for various service-connected disabilities, including mental disability, headaches, radiculopathy, cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, and left shoulder.