Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's hemorrhoids, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric condition are all under review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's tension headaches, finding that they are proximately due to his service-connected PTSD with dysthymia and mild alcohol use disorder.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and chronic headaches, as these issues are inextricably intertwined with each other.

The Veteran's migraines are not service-connected, as they are not causally related to his active-duty service or due to his service-connected PTSD.,His radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is currently rated at 10 percent. The right lower extremity was initially rated at 40 percent prior to January 11, 2021, and then upgraded to 80 percent thereafter.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for tinnitus, headaches disability (as secondary to tinnitus), and an increased rating for right shoulder strain with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and tendinopathy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, including as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, is being remanded due to a lack of adequate medical examination and opinion. The Board will request a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headaches.

The Veteran's chronic headaches and acquired psychiatric disorder are both found to be incurred during her period of active service.,A compensable disability rating for the Veteran's left knee strain is denied.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing has been granted.,Effective dates have been established for SMC based on housebound criteria, loss of use of a creative organ, service connection for BPPV, asthma, chronic sinusitis, TMJ syndrome with bruxism, and migraine including migraine variants.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for GERD has been granted at a 10 percent level, while his headaches have not resulted in a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for lumbar spine disability is denied. The effective date of service connection for migraine headaches is granted as December 4, 2018.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches are remanded.

The Board has denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 27, 2020 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for generalized anxiety disorder, headaches, and cervicalgia due to his authorized representative withdrawing the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for skin rashes, headaches, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue and sleep issues have been dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran did not express disagreement with the effective dates or initial ratings assigned in the December 2020 and January 2021 rating decisions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines and cervical spine strain, as well as a TDIU prior to January 28, 2016, initial rating of 50 percent for migraines from that date, and a rating in excess of 30 percent for cervical spine strain are all denied.

The Veteran's migraine headache disability was granted an increased rating of 50% effective October 28, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran did not file a VA Form 9 within the required time frame due to her difficulty adjusting to civilian life and understanding the process.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition. The claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for back, kidney, headache, left leg numbness, and right leg numbness conditions are remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that his current diagnoses of tension and migraine headaches are related to his military service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are presumed to be service-connected due to his in-service exposure to burn pits during his 2008 deployment to Kuwait.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed. He was granted service connection for tinnitus.