Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining his complete service personnel records, including any line-of-duty determinations related to his in-service fall from a bridge.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic back condition, headaches, and alcohol use disorder. The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for various disability ratings have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's non-VA emergency care for appendicitis was reimbursed as she had utilized VA healthcare in the previous 24 months, and her claim is granted.

The Veteran's neck disability is denied as service connection. The right knee condition and migraines are remanded for further evaluation.,An increased evaluation of the right knee condition is also remanded, and service connection for migraines remains in dispute.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and hypertension due to a lack of sufficient medical evidence to decide the claims, including a need for VA examinations to address potential TERA exposure.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50% rating for migraine headaches was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a 50% rating prior to February 28, 2019.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was also denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's tension headaches are productive of frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, leading to severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted an initial 50 percent disability rating for the period prior to January 3, 2024.

The Veteran's request for an extension of the period for filing a VA Form 10182 as to the March 2021 decision on service connection issues is dismissed because the appeal has already been pending and docketed at the Board.

The Veteran's service connection for chronic headaches and a right scalp scar as residuals of a traumatic brain injury is granted. However, the initial compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss is denied, and the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability, claimed as an acute traumatic brain injury. The evidence does not support a finding that the current headaches are related to an in-service motorcycle accident.

The appeal to restore a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The appeals for service connection of migraines and BPPV are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for headache disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and TBI due to an evidentiary window issue. The Veteran will be provided another opportunity to submit evidence within the August 2020 HLR rating decision.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn. The claims of entitlement to specially adapted housing, special home adaptation grant, and financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or adaptive equipment have also been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are related to a head injury incurred during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee arthritis, left eye cataract, and headaches due to insufficient medical opinions addressing potential service connection.

The appeal is remanded to provide the Veteran with needed VA examinations and address concerns raised by the Court decision regarding his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, and the claim for this condition has been granted. The issues of chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic headaches are remanded due to incomplete medical records and potential exposure to toxic substances.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder due to inadequate VA opinions and incomplete opinion requests. The case is being returned to obtain additional medical opinions regarding causation, aggravation, and whether the headaches were caused or aggravated by service.