Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches due to service-connected PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, and CAD. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for updated medical records and VA examinations to assess his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for epilepsy, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder), headaches, high blood pressure, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The issues of service connection have been addressed on their merits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues. The appeals are not about service connection, but rather the severity of his existing conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, secondary to his service-connected tinnitus is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of increased ratings for hallux valgus and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's headache condition is etiologically related to his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for headaches and allergies/respiratory disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and verification of exposure.

Your claim for service connection for headaches (also claimed as migraines) has been dismissed because the appeal was not filed within one year of a previous decision and did not initiate a valid appeal to the Board.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for traumatic brain injury and headaches, leading to the dismissal of these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's motions to revise or reverse the June 7, 2007 rating decisions for painful motion of the right shoulder, left hip, and migraine headaches due to lack of clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for various disabilities due to missing STRs and incomplete VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection for a left knee disability is denied. The Board finds that the current left knee disability did not manifest during or immediately after service and is unrelated to service. A TDIU from March 6, 2019 to August 4, 2020 is granted based on multiple service-connected disabilities resulting in an overall combined rating of 80 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for vertigo/loss balance issue/dizziness has been granted. The claims of service connection for migraines and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for sinusitis is denied, and his claims for TDIU prior to September 21, 2018 are also denied. His TDIU from September 21, 2018 is moot due to the grant of SMC at the S-1 level.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for an initial compensable rating for migraines, which has been granted.

The Veteran's neck disability is rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board finds that his symptoms are adequately reflected in the current rating.,For migraine headaches, the Veteran has been granted a separate 50 percent rating, the maximum allowed under VA regulations.

The Veteran's PFB has been denied a compensable disability rating.,Service connection for GERD, headaches, and hypertension have all been granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction secondary to DMII, are granted. However, the claims for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and headache disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for major depressive disorder with mood congruent psychotic features and anxious distress, dysthymic disorder, and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder is granted.,The Veteran's claim of secondary service connection for migraine headaches secondary to his major depressive disorder is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, qualifying for TDIU. His obstructive sleep apnea requires the use of a CPAP machine but does not meet criteria for a higher rating.