Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted a 50% evaluation for the Veteran's tension headaches, finding that his condition manifests with very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The highest schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 is now assigned.

The Board has found that the VA did not substantially comply with its August 2023 remand directives and thus requires additional development to obtain missing records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to August 24, 2021.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and memory loss due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is required to provide addendum opinions regarding whether his conditions are related to service, including specific incidents during basic training.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for his service-connected migraine headache condition and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 1, 2010 for the Veteran's entitlement to TDIU on an extra-schedular basis based on the evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of that date.

The Veteran's service-connected headache disability prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment since February 4, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for headaches, including as secondary to tinnitus. The Veteran's lay statements and service treatment records are considered in rendering a new opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines is granted. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD remains denied, and the case is remanded for further review of neck strain.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and reduction of disability ratings have been dismissed due to his withdrawal from appeal.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disability, ocular migraines, neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, bilateral shoulder disability, low back disability, and Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the left knee. The Board found no evidence that these conditions were related to active service.

The appeal for attorney fees based on past-due benefits from a February 2023 rating decision is dismissed as the appellant was found eligible for such fees in a July 2023 Statement of the Case Fee Decision.

The Veteran's cervicogenic headaches are granted service connection. The claims for cervical strain and lumbosacral strain are remanded due to new evidence not previously considered. The claims for dizziness and fatigue require additional VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's recurrent headache disability (migraine) and his service, particularly in relation to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus and headache disorder (migraines) due to new evidence that may affect their service connection. The VA will seek opinions on whether her obesity, caused by her service-connected disabilities and medications, is a substantial factor in causing or aggravating her current conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because the evidence did not establish that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable, despite meeting the schedular requirements for consideration of a TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD and headaches were rated at 30 percent prior to January 25, 2021. The Board found the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.,PTSD was rated based on occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, nose condition, and sinus condition due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for migraine disability and remanded the issues of bilateral hearing loss, back injury, left hip disability, and right hip disability due to lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.