Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a chronic headache disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for a sleep disorder due to potential TERA exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error and the need to adjudicate secondary service connection for ankle disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to ensure all VA treatment records have been associated with the claims file, and then to adjudicate the secondary service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for additional examinations. The issues include headaches, cervical spine disability, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, and TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for headaches due to a lack of contemporaneous medical evidence and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's emergency care for a head injury on November 3, 2017 was related to his service-connected tension headaches and TMJ with myofascial pain. The Board found the claim timely under section 1728 due to the Veteran's 40% combined rating at the time of the episode of care.

Service connection for a lumbar spine disability is granted.,Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected headaches is denied. The Veteran's headaches are not manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's pinguecula and thoracolumbar spine disability are granted service connection, while his migraine, right knee disability, cervical spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are granted. The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is denied.

The Board has determined that there were errors in the decision-making process and requires additional examinations to determine if service connection can be granted for various conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not sustain a traumatic brain injury during active service and her migraine headaches are not related to service.,Service connection for both residuals of a traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches is denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has found that service connection for tension headaches is granted. The claim of service connection for a back disability is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding whether it was proper to continue a noncompensable rating for migraines from November 1, 2019. The reduction of the rating for migraines from 50 percent to 30 percent, effective November 1, 2019, was found improper and the Veteran's 50 percent rating is restored.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's headache disorder is related to his service, specifically his exposure to chemical toxins during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches, finding that they had their onset during military service and are related to exposure to Gulf War conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, low back disability, and left knee disability. The Veteran's conditions were found to have worsened during his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial compensable rating were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for migraines or right wrist fracture residuals, and there was no hammertoes on all toes of the left foot during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability, to include migraine including migraine variants, and an ED disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, effective August 4, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of December 5, 2011, for extraschedular TDIU was granted. The effective date is based on the original claim for service connection for headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and asthma. The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to have been incurred during his Gulf War service. Service connection was also granted for headaches, but the Board found that they are not related to active duty service. Asthma was presumed to have existed prior to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of a neck disorder and migraine headaches due to the Veteran's authorized representative requesting withdrawal prior to any decision.