Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's current migraine headaches were not shown to be related to service, and the Board denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches as secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis is granted. The matter of an initial compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for vision impairment and has remanded the remaining issues: atrial fibrillation, hypertension, sleep apnea, headache disorder, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, sinusitis, respiratory disability, restless leg syndrome, right wrist and knee disabilities, cardiac disability, lumbar spine disability, fibromyalgia, hand tremors, headache, fatigue, and bilateral hearing loss have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions due to lack of current diagnoses or causal links.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a nasal disability and a headache disability due to insufficient evidence. The claim for secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, lung condition due to asbestos exposure, and non-prostrating posttraumatic headaches. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches but has remanded the claim of hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for chronic tension headaches effective November 2, 2010. The Veteran's headaches were found to be very frequent and completely prostrating with severe economic inadaptability prior to June 15, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied, while his claims for migraine headaches and tinnitus are granted. The effective date of the award for service connection remains January 29, 2018.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right foot disorder, left foot disorder, skeletal arthritis, sinus disorder, COPD, headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, depression, bilateral eye disorder, and ED due to lack of cooperation in providing necessary medical examinations.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ratings for various conditions and service connection claims. The Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, migraine headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conditions are being remanded for further evaluation due to reported worsening since the last VA examinations in February 2013.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for headaches and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to September 28, 2017, in excess of 50 percent prior to July 22, 2019, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter, for PTSD are being remanded due to the Veteran not reporting for scheduled examinations.

The Veteran's migraines including migraine variants have been granted a 50% rating since June 19, 2013. The claims for service connection for sleep disorder, fibromyalgia, and eye disability (claimed as vision problems and dry eye syndrome) are remanded.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, tinnitus is granted service connection, and an unspecified depressive disorder is granted service connection. The effective date for the rating increase for migraine headaches is February 5, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for headaches is being remanded due to the need to obtain updated VA treatment records and potentially Federal Bureau of Prisons records. The Veteran was incarcerated during part of the one-year period prior to December 2010, which may affect his claim.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for migraine headaches and PTSD, as well as TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and the retrieval of outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with the condition dating back to her active duty.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are also granted as secondary to her service-connected neck strain.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for recognition of his children, S. and L., as helpless children due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18, based on insufficient evidence showing they were incapable of self-support at that time.

The Veteran's headaches and migraines have been granted a 30% evaluation from July 27, 2017 to July 20, 2023.,A higher rating for the Veteran's headaches is denied after July 20, 2023.