Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, and right shoulder disability have been granted. The claim for GERD is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine, lumbar spine, and headache conditions are granted. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for left knee instability.

The Veteran's headaches, vestibular disorder, and right upper extremity muscle weakness associated with TBI are all granted. The Veteran is awarded a 30 percent disability rating for his headaches from April 20, 2010 to March 30, 2017, and on and after March 30, 2017. A separate rating of 30 percent is also granted for the Veteran's vestibular disorder. The Veteran's right upper extremity muscle weakness associated with TBI is not rated higher than 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraines due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on his military service, with a suggestion that his current conditions are related to his asthma or psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for irregular heartbeat/heart murmur has been implicitly granted by the VA in a March 2024 rating decision. The appeal for this condition is dismissed as moot. The case of service connection for migraines requires further development due to potential exposure to toxic substances during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to May 16, 2006, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The issues are inextricably intertwined as the TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's current headache disability was first manifest during active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims for increased ratings of lumbar strain, left ear hearing loss, left hip flexion, right hip flexion, limited adduction and rotation of the left hip before February 20, 2020, rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of adduction and rotation of the left hip since February 20, 2020, compensable ratings for right hip flexion and limited adduction and rotation of the right hip before February 20, 2020, and service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability are all remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches associated with tinnitus, effective December 19, 2013, is granted. The claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's sarcoidosis disability is rated at 60 percent prior to August 20, 2022. The Board denied an increased rating as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DCs 6600 or 6846.,Service connection was denied for secondary eye disability, muscle weakness, hypertension, and headaches due to sarcoidosis.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches with unspecified dizziness and TDIU was denied. The maximum schedular rating has been granted, but the Veteran is not entitled to an extra-schedular evaluation or TDIU due to his employment status.

The Veteran's headaches, GERD and vertigo were not found to be service-connected. Headaches were denied as they are a separate entity from the service-connected disabilities. GERD was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and a need for an addendum opinion from a neurologist regarding the etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches, including consideration of Gulf War exposure. The Veteran participated in a TERA during active military service.

The Board has remanded the case to evaluate whether a separate compensable rating is warranted for the Veteran's TBI residuals, including his vestibular injury and balance/dizziness symptoms. The DROC will schedule an examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for CFS, OSA, headaches, and HSM due to conflicting medical opinions and insufficient evidence. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating for GERD, oral surgery with wisdom teeth, and sinusitis with headaches have been dismissed due to the untimely filing of a VA Form 10182.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claims for tinnitus, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being remanded due to a need for further examination regarding the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, allergic rhinitis (claimed as sinusitis with headaches), and hypertension have been denied. The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension is being remanded to obtain a VA medical opinion.,The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension claim should be remanded to address whether his diagnosed hypertension is the result of an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's hearing loss has not exceeded the required levels for a compensable rating.,Prior to May 11, 2023, the Veteran's headaches did not manifest in characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in 2 months.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of headaches because the request was made after the AOJ had already issued a decision on the matter.