Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic cluster headaches are currently rated at the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, which is considered the highest possible rating. The Board found that an extraschedular evaluation was not warranted due to the Veteran's receipt of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of cluster headaches and their relationship to service, particularly given the Veteran's participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA). The VA is required to provide an examination and obtain a medical opinion under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies his claim for a TDIU.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased disability ratings in several cases, including sleep apnea, bilateral plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headaches. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches but has remanded the issue of service connection for TMJ due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the Board is dismissing the case as a result.

The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period beginning November 1, 2015. Prior to this date, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's service-connected persistent depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and panic disorder is found to be the cause of his current muscle contraction headaches.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of headaches, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's disabilities, including right ankle disability, hip disabilities, cervical spine disability, migraine, and RLE radiculopathy. The case is returned for further consideration with the added evidence.

The Veteran's claims for migraines, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and vitamin deficiency have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric condition (to include PTSD) has been granted. The Board found that there is at least approximate balance of evidence to support a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities and his in-service stressors.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding her service-connected myofascial pain syndrome and a neurological disorder (headaches).

The Board has remanded the claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, and hip disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran's representative raised a new theory of entitlement that his claimed disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected back and neck disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder. The claims for service connection for migraine headaches and hypertension, both secondary to service-connected conditions, are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to service, granting service connection for these conditions.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's headaches. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if his current hand/wrist disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for migraine headaches has been withdrawn. Service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder, unspecified, is granted. The denial of a compensable initial disability rating for IgA nephropathy with hypertension remains unchanged. Bilateral plantar fasciitis and cervical spine disability are both remanded for further review.,The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis has been remanded due to unclear findings from the July 2018 VA examination regarding the right foot condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches secondary to his cervical spine disability is granted. Other issues are remanded, and the effective date of TDIU is set prior to February 23, 2018.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether current migraines are related to service, and thus grants service connection on a direct basis.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted as service connected.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected.

The Veteran's hypertension, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus have been granted service connection. However, the initial compensable rating for hypertension has been denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a sinus disorder is denied due to lack of evidence meeting VA criteria for these conditions during or approximate to the appeal period.,The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have begun during service and has been continuous since then, granting service connection. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is also granted.,Service connection for bilateral eye disorder, sleep disorder (including insomnia and sleep apnea), headache disorder, thyroid disorder, and respiratory disorder remains pending as remanded by the Board.