Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's cervical neck strain is currently rated at 20 percent, effective May 2021.,The Veteran's thoracolumbar strain was granted a 20 percent rating from January 4, 2021, to September 30, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, sterility, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and migraine have been remanded due to the need for further review of the evidence.,Claims for cervical strain, lumbar strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, sterility, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and migraine have been remanded due to the need for further review of the evidence.,Claims for cervical strain, lumbar strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also being remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for migraine headaches, finding that June 4, 2018, is the earliest possible effective date as it was the date of the Veteran's initial claim.

The Board has remanded the claims of earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to January 10, 2013.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches and low back disability due to inadequate examinations and potential TERA exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a cervical spine strain, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board found that they do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

Service connection for a headache disability and hypertension has been granted.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, and hemorrhoids to include as secondary to GERD have also been granted.,The earlier effective date claims for left knee instability and right shoulder disability were dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus, type II, and tinnitus was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection based on direct service connection or continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, and right upper extremity radiculopathy, have prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment since July 11, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches, finding that they are related to presumed in-service military environmental exposure during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and left wrist sprain were denied. The Board found that the increase in severity of her service-connected migraines was not ascertainable within a year prior to the receipt of her claim, thus denying an effective date prior to November 9, 2021, for the award of a 50 percent rating for migraines.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disability and gastrointestinal disorder, including GERD. The VA will need to obtain relevant private treatment records and provide an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for new examination opinions. The claims will be reconsidered with the additional evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for migraines and remanded the claim of service connection for hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tension headaches is denied. The Veteran's lumbar spine strain and right lower extremity radiculopathy claims are remanded, while the left shoulder AC joint separation and PTSD claims remain denied.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ should secure an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's total service-connected disabilities, including loss of use of extremities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for migraines secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that there is not a causal relationship between the two conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is granted. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied.