Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder, migraine headaches, hemorrhoids with anal fissures, TMJ dysfunction, and hypertension, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since September 3, 2013. Effective September 3, 2013, the Board has granted a TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, including as secondary to PTSD. The reasons are that the pre-decisional opinions were inadequate and new medical opinions are needed.

The Veteran's claim for right knee total replacement, migraine headaches, internal derangement of the right ankle, major depressive disorder, degenerative arthritis with IVDS and strain in the lumbar spine, sciatic radiculopathy in both lower extremities, left knee meniscectomy residuals, and left knee instability was denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection is set at June 14, 2014.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraines prior to March 28, 2008, finding that the Veteran's headaches met the criteria for this rating due to their characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over several months.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tension headaches, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with adjustment disorder.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including those for an acquired psychiatric disability, insomnia, sleep apnea, migraines, GERD, and dizziness. The issues of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, non-allergic rhinitis, IBS, and tension headaches have been granted. The rating for the unspecified depressive disorder is 50 percent, while the ratings for non-allergic rhinitis (presumptive), IBS (presumptive), and tension headaches are each 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining service treatment and personnel records, verifying his service dates, and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for tinnitus, a perforated eardrum, and migraines as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring a new medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinea pedis, migraines, and esophagitis have been granted.,Entitlement to a compensable rating for dyshidrotic eczema/hyperhidrosis sweaty hands and feet has been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for GERD, IBS, and Migraine Headaches due to potential Gulf War exposure. The TDIU claim is also part-and-parcel of this appeal.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, cold weather injury such as frostbite of the upper and lower extremities, and headaches have been denied due to a lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are now rated at 50 percent effective June 18, 2018. The VA examiner found that the Veteran had very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. The AOJ is required to correct these errors by obtaining additional medical opinions, creating an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER), and scheduling the Veteran for examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety condition and depression) have been dismissed. The claim for migraines was granted in a previous decision, resulting in a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been withdrawn.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed hypnic headaches/chronic posttraumatic type headaches, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether these conditions had their onset during or immediately after service.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, the highest schedular rating available. The decision grants an initial 50 percent disability rating for his migraines.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding headaches because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.