Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including verifying the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents and obtaining additional logbooks from his service on the USS Hornet. The claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions are now pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, claimed as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, is remanded due to insufficient examination and lack of opinion on the aggravation prong.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sinus bradycardia was voluntarily withdrawn. The RO granted a 30 percent rating for migraines and granted separate ratings of 10 percent each for right knee strain with shin splints s/p arthroscopy, right knee instability, and right knee post-operative meniscectomy. The appeal concerning left shoulder disability, plantar warts, left knee disability, and internal hemorrhoids is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for migraines, left lower extremity sciatica, and sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected conditions due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards in the Gulf War is also being addressed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for cognitive disorder and headaches due to insufficient evidence, including a lack of VA examination. The Veteran will be provided with additional examinations to determine if his conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various disabilities and a higher rating for headaches. The specific issues are: left shoulder disability, radiculopathy of the upper extremities, unspecified sleep disorder, and increased rating for headaches.

The Veteran's death was attributed to multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, not related to his service-connected conditions. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death to active duty or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance was granted from May 29, 2019. The appellant waived his right to attorney fees based on the August 2020 Rating Decision.

The Board has remanded the cases of headaches and chronic sinusitis due to insufficient opinions in the original decision. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are being reviewed again with additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for muscle weakness (myositis) is granted.,Service connection is remanded for the Veteran's claims of low back disability, headaches, and blood in stools.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).,Service connection for cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C are denied due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Veteran's rating for migraine headaches was reduced from 50 percent to 30 percent effective February 1, 2021. The Board found that the reduction was not proper and restored the 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been dismissed. The Veteran's headaches have been granted a 50% disability rating, effective as of the date of the decision.,The Veteran's IBS has been granted service connection based on a qualifying chronic disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1117 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board denied service connection for tension headaches as there was no credible evidence of headaches in service or within one year of discharge, and the overall weight of the evidence did not support a finding that current tension headaches were related to service.

The Veteran's appeal to reduce the disability rating for service-connected migraine headaches was dismissed because it was not a final decision and did not establish error of fact or law.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that her service-connected conditions rendered her helpless or in need of regular aid and assistance.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep condition and headaches as secondary to tinnitus, finding that there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is currently rated at 20 percent prior to September 10, 2020, and 40 percent thereafter. The issues of increased ratings for the lumbar spine and left knee strain are remanded.,The issue of an earlier effective date for TDIU is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports and insufficient evidence to decide the claim. The Veteran's headache condition is related to service, but further development is needed.

A separate rating of 20 percent for erectile dysfunction and voiding dysfunction, as a residual of CVA and AFib is granted.,Service connection for migraine headaches, sleep apnea, encephalopathy, dizziness/vertigo, and a psychiatric disorder are all granted.