Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a heart disability, sleep apnea, and headache disability, as well as entitlement to TDIU. The Board found that additional evidence is needed to clarify these conditions.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and increased rating for migraine headaches due to previous final decisions. The appeal for TDIU was also dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for their increased evaluation of migraine headaches. The earliest effective date remains June 9, 2016.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for neck, shoulder, headache, and leg disabilities. The Board found that a VA examination was warranted but not yet provided.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of current diagnosis. The claim for migraines was granted based on continuity of symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's request to revise the November 21, 2016 rating decision for migraines based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Board found that the veteran did not establish that the correct facts were not before the agency at the time of the decision or that the agency incorrectly applied the law.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of migraine headaches as secondary to tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with additional evidence.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was denied because the headaches are not considered prostrating attacks.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for lumbar strain was denied, but service connection for bilateral hip strain was granted. The claim for headaches was denied.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions but remanded others for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy were denied. The claims for increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, and right shoulder disability were also denied. However, the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was also denied. However, the veteran was granted service connection for insomnia. Claims for left ear hearing loss, headaches, and hypertension were remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for migraines secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The case is also remanded for further consideration regarding the Veteran's TDIU claim.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are now rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100.,A 30 percent rating for GERD has been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding medical records from Ft. Eustis and other facilities, as well as a need for additional VA examination opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition, right thumb arthritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraines, and dermatitis of the bilateral elbows. The case is remanded for further development.,Service connection was not granted as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and headaches have been granted service connection. The remaining issues of sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, anemia, hysterectomy, hysterectomy surgery scars, insomnia (secondary to tinnitus), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (secondary to tinnitus) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service connected, and his headache disability is also granted as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he was granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 26, 2010.