Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and migraines have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the issues of a disability evaluation in excess of 60 percent for residuals of a crush injury of the C7 vertebra with radiculopathy and TDIU.

The Veteran's migraine condition was present prior to service and not aggravated by military service, so she cannot be granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking service connection for headaches, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for migraines and respiratory disorders due to a failure in providing VA examinations that address direct service connection, secondary service connection, and aggravation. The Veteran's exposure during service is linked to Gulf War operations.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be related to his in-service complaints and service-connected PTSD, warranting service connection.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a 50% disability rating effective October 14, 2020. The VA previously denied service connection for headaches but granted it with a 30% rating from July 10, 2019 to October 13, 2020.

The Veteran's TBI, posttraumatic migraine headaches, and right hip strains have all been granted increased initial disability ratings effective June 7, 2019.

The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection. The remaining issues of psychiatric, knee, sinusitis, and upper respiratory disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and migraines have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the claims for a disability evaluation in excess of 60 percent for residuals of a crush injury of the C7 vertebra with radiculopathy and TDIU.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent, effective May 28, 2021. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the denial of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines as secondary to her service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection for headaches before a decision was made by the Board. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50% from February 5, 2019. The Board found the evidence approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran experienced frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of headache pain that resulted in severe economic inadaptability during the entire period on appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine condition and right knee strain due to errors in duty-to-assist. The AOJ is required to obtain complete military personnel records, including ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA dates, and any missing service treatment records. Additionally, VA examinations are needed to determine if the Veteran's current conditions began during his service or were caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding that her statements are sufficient to establish service connection in this instance.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for anemia, right knee disability, low back disability, flat feet, and migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence. The claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder is recharacterized as including schizoaffective disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for unspecified depressive disorder is denied as her symptoms do not more closely approximate the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for left and right shoulder degenerative arthritis, as well as a rating in excess of 20 percent for intermittent stomach ulcers, are dismissed due to prior Board decisions.,The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for tension headaches is remanded.