Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right ankle disorder, headache disorder, left ankle disorder, and neck disorder due to new evidence received since the last final denial.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's TBI is remanded for additional medical opinion to determine if it is related to the motor vehicle accident in service.,The Veteran's tenosynovitis of the right hand and left hand are remanded for additional medical opinion regarding whether they are secondary to cervical spondylosis and other service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is remanded for additional medical opinion regarding whether it is related to PTSD, lower extremity disabilities (but-for causes).

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for fibromyalgia and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome due to insufficient evidence in the record.,An effective date prior to September 30, 2017, is denied as there was no valid claim received by VA prior to that date.

The claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded, and the claim of a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis is also remanded. The claims of entitlement to service connection for ED and PTSD are also remanded.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches has been granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus and headaches are granted service connection, but his TBI is denied. The Board found the evidence in equipoise for tinnitus and headaches, granting them based on noise exposure and credible testimony. Service connection for TBI was denied due to lack of documented head injury or concussion during service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, hearing loss, diabetes secondary to major depressive disorder, migraines secondary to major depressive disorder, sleep apnea secondary to major depressive disorder, and memory loss are all granted. However, the effective dates prior to February 6, 2018, for these awards have not been established.

The Veteran's sinusitis with headaches is rated at 30 percent effective July 7, 2014. A higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's increased rating for left foot metatarsalgia is denied. A 10 percent disability rating for TBI residuals from July 13, 2010 is granted. Service connection for post-concussive disorder is granted. The case is remanded to determine if service connection should be granted for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's acute intermittent tension headaches are granted a 50 percent disability rating, while the appeal for a higher TBI rating is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) as secondary to Migraine Headaches, finding no current diagnosis of MDD in the record.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder (variously diagnosed as major depressive disorder and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder).,Increased SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ claim is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and earlier effective dates for service connection were denied. The maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus is 10 percent, which the Veteran already has.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of migraine headaches has been dismissed because he withdrew his claims.

The claims for service connection of various conditions are being remanded due to the failure to provide proper notice and assistance prior to the April 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and migraines render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Veteran's migraines are granted a 50 percent rating, the maximum schedular rating. The issue of a higher rating for PTSD with depression and TBI residuals is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The right elbow fracture claim remains denied, headaches are granted with a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to August 22, 2017 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter, and the jaw condition is also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, effective April 10, 2014. His sinusitis is currently rated at 30 percent, effective December 29, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines and chronic strains of both knees prevent her from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.