Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for PTSD has been withdrawn.,Service connection is granted for a bilateral foot disability, headache disability, and bilateral leg disability (secondary to sarcoidosis).,Service connection is denied for back and leg scarring (secondary to sarcoidosis).,The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a liver disability remains pending.

The claims for service connection for migraines and vertigo have been dismissed as they were granted in prior rating decisions.,Service connection has not been established for bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to inadequate examinations, unclear medical opinions, and procedural issues. The VA is instructed to obtain employment information from the Veteran's former employers and schedule a new examination.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder and neurocognitive disorder, both claimed as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. The VA examiners found no medical evidence linking these conditions to the service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has found that the Veteran's migraine headaches are not related to his active service. The lumbar spine and bilateral foot conditions have been remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, right and left knee disabilities, left foot disability, headaches secondary to PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of upper extremities, herpes, cervical spine disability (secondary to PTSD), right and left hip pain, and hypertension. The only condition granted was an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD, depression, anxiety and other stressor related disorder).

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, RLE tarsal tunnel syndrome, heart condition, residuals of stroke, sarcoidosis, and migraine headaches due to inadequate opinions in previous VA medical opinions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he was employed in non-marginal employment with compensation above the poverty level prior to May 27, 2015.

The Veteran's tremors, fatigue, chronic headaches, and cervical dystonia are granted service connection due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. Service connection for hypothyroidism is remanded as the evidence does not support a link to contaminated water exposure. Right ear hearing loss is also remanded.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for headaches and a sleep disorder, finding that there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal relationship to a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied service connection for a left hand disability, right ear hearing loss, and several other conditions. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings have also been denied.

An effective date of March 16, 2007 for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches is granted.,Effective dates of February 24, 2009 and February 19, 2009 are granted for the grants of service connection for lumbar radiculopathy involving the femoral nerve in both lower extremities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraines and sleep apnea secondary to PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to service connection and evaluation of various conditions, including liver dysfunction, right hip condition, bilateral lower extremities, first degree AV block, patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, status post right ankle fibula fracture, migraine headaches, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee osteoarthritis, and hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and chronic headaches.,There is no evidence of any sleep issues or elevated blood pressure in service. The Veteran was not diagnosed with these conditions until years after separation from active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, hypertension, shoulder conditions, and migraines, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from February 4, 2020 to November 18, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 12, 2022 for service connection of hypertension has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his hypertension has been denied.

The Veteran's migraines are granted a 50% evaluation from March 1, 2019 to February 17, 2020. Service connection for an abnormal brain scan condition is denied as there is no current diagnosis. Service connection for a left eye condition secondary to service-connected migraines is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, tinnitus, hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, precluded him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 8, 2022. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from January 8, 2022 onward.

The Board has dismissed the issues of whether new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate claims for migraines, tinnitus, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, heart disability (also claimed as arrhythmia), and neck disability due to a claims processing error.