Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, and a brain aneurysm due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated during his active duty. The appeal to establish service connection for a headache disability is remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for headaches, secondary to a service-connected right eye disability, due to an inadequate medical opinion and potential toxic exposure risk activities during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headache disorder, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected tension headaches and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for sinus headaches, finding that the persuasive weight of the evidence was against a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity bradykinesia, tremors, and muscle rigidity/right arm and hand shakes when pressure is applied.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial rating for headaches upon reconsideration of the November 1990 rating decision under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and obtaining medical opinions to determine the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and migraine headache disorder.

The appeal was denied for compensation under the provision of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for recurrent lymphadenopathy, and remanded for further development on other service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a vision disorder, headaches/migraine headaches, a skin condition (claimed as eczema), and bilateral hip pain/bilateral hip disorder to ensure that all necessary development is completed.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disorder, left foot disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, left hand disorder, right hand disorder, and headaches as there was no evidence linking these conditions to any incident of service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment from May 7, 2007 through October 7, 2013.

The Board is remanding the case to request clarification from the Veteran regarding his employment status at Amazon in March 2020, as it may impact the determination of a TDIU prior to June 2020.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to August 7, 2019, and the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date was denied. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for migraines due to an inadequate VA examination and private provider opinion.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence, including medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back condition, eye (vision), left knee condition, right knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, neck condition, and tension headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings for various disabilities, including post-traumatic headaches, scarring on the head, left ankle strain, PTSD with TBI, and other conditions.