Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is granted as service-connected due to in-service exposure and no intercurrent causes. The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable disability rating for hypothyroidism, GERD, sinusitis, migraine headaches, left little finger condition, or left hand scar.,The Veteran's right ankle condition, right ankle lateral reconstructive surgery, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and PTSD are all remanded as the evidence is insufficient to make a determination on these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for a medical opinion regarding the Appellant's mental state at the time of his misconduct during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current headache disorder is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection as they were incurred during active service.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and claimed as depression and anxiety, is also granted service connection as it was incurred during active service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and providing an adequate VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed hand and finger disorders. The claims for service connection are also remanded.

The Veteran's headache disability is denied for a rating higher than 0 percent prior to February 7, 2018, and denied for a rating in excess of 30 percent as of February 7, 2018.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for confusional migraines was reopened due to new and material evidence. The appeal is granted, but the claim for a psychiatric disability remains denied.

The Veteran's tension headaches and tinnitus were found to be incurred in service.,Service connection was granted for bilateral shin splints, left hip disability, right hip disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist and forearm disability, right wrist disability, and right elbow disability as secondary to generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, claimed as secondary to a service-connected disability (specifically persistent depressive disorder with persistent major depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder), has been granted. However, since the grant of service connection, there is no justiciable case or controversy remaining for active consideration by the Board.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been granted service connection.,Initial compensable evaluations for the surgical scars of the right and left knees were denied.,Service connection for a left ankle/achilles disability (tendonitis) is granted, but initial compensable evaluations are not warranted.,A remand is required to obtain an adequate medical nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed left ankle/achilles disability.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was raised as part of the initial service connection claims for hearing loss, headaches, and IBS. The effective date is set at April 12, 2021.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches should be remanded due to a need for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his headache disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions of sleep apnea, right shoulder pain, back pain (lumbosacral strain), and hypertension at least as likely as not cause his tension headaches. The Board granted service connection for a headache disability on a secondary basis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically failing to provide a VA examination related to the Veteran's migraine headaches and their relationship to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, chronic headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus and unspecified depressive disorder, and OSA as secondary to service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding that there is at least an even balance of evidence to support a conclusion that these headaches began during his military service and have continued since then.

The Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory insufficiency and dyspnea, left ventricular hypertrophy, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional abdominal pain syndrome, chronic headaches, right restless leg syndrome (RLS), left RLS, right hand tremors, and left hand tremors have been granted. The Veteran's claim for CFS has been reopened based on new evidence.

An effective date of November 13, 2019, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for a left shoulder disability is granted.,An effective date prior to November 13, 2019, for the grant of a 50 percent rating for tension headaches is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and duty to assist error, requiring a new examination to determine if the Veteran's migraines are related to his service-connected tinnitus.