Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches but has remanded the issue of service connection for seizure disorder due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches are not related to his military service and do not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to his service-connected tinnitus. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection on any theory.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that his pre-existing headache disability is aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for TBI and migraine headaches is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a retrospective VA opinion regarding the severity of his migraines.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate claims are granted effective from February 28, 2018. The Board also found that a separate thoracolumbar spine disorder is not service-connected.

The Board has dismissed the claim for a left knee strain rating and remanded the claims for right knee strain and migraine headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for TBI residuals, to include headaches and depressive disorder. The other issues on appeal have been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and migraine headaches, as well as his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, are being remanded. The case will be further developed by scheduling the Veteran for an examination to determine if he has any residuals from his in-service head injury.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI residuals and headaches, but has remanded these issues due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and the need for new medical opinions, particularly regarding his claimed neurological disorders including trigeminal neuralgia.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's migraine headaches and his service-connected tinnitus, as well as whether his psychiatric disability caused or aggravated his migraines.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining a clarifying medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not fully developed and requires additional information from private medical records. The issues of service connection for various conditions, including headaches, skin rash, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, fibromyalgia, left eye disability, achalasia, hypertension, and arthritis, are being remanded to allow for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches. The claims for back and neck disabilities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service treatment records are missing and have not been obtained. The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA examinations to determine if the claimed conditions were caused by military service.

The Veteran's service-connected post concussive headaches are rated at 50 percent, and the claim for TDIU is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the claims for a bilateral vision disability, diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea as they were withdrawn by the Claimant with assistance from his attorney.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease and migraines are found to have begun during service, with the Board finding that the evidence supports a finding of in-service onset. Service connection is granted for these conditions.,The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is found to be related to service, specifically his experiences as part of the field medical training battalion where he was subjected to hazing and abuse. Service connection is granted for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and lumbar strain, finding that the Veteran's conditions were first incurred during her military service. The decision also found in favor of reopening the claim for service connection for migraine headaches.