Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability.,Tinnitus has been granted service connection, with the Board resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.,For tinea versicolor and pseudofolliculitis barbae, a rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted due to lack of evidence showing more than 20% body or exposed area affected.,The Veteran's low back disorder, left lower extremity sciatica, right lower extremity sciatica, erectile dysfunction, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and right carpal tunnel syndrome are all remanded for further development as VA examinations may be necessary to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.,Chronic sinusitis and headaches have been remanded due to lack of evidence showing current disability or in-service event.

The appeal seeking service connection for headaches is dismissed. The appeal for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis is remanded.

The Board has found significant deficiencies in the claims file and has ordered remand for several issues, including obtaining military personnel records, a TERA examination, and verifying stressors. The Veteran's TBI and headache disorders are also being examined to determine their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating issues due to insufficient medical records. The case is also remanded for an addendum opinion on PTSD, a headache disability evaluation, and VA examinations for lumbosacral strain, DDD, Schamberg's disease, and hypertension.

The Board has dismissed all claims related to service connection due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI residuals and headaches have been reopened.,The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for TBI residuals and headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was denied as the evidence did not support a link between his current condition and service or a service-connected disability.,The claims for increased ratings of low back and left shoulder disabilities were denied due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations without good cause. ,The request for an earlier effective date for the award of an increased rating for the left shoulder disability was also denied as there is no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in symptoms within one year prior to the Veteran's intent to file.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions regarding the onset of various conditions during or as a result of military service.

The Veteran's asthma is presumed to be related to his exposure to fine particulate matter while serving in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. Service connection for direct service connection for asthma prior to August 5, 2021 is remanded.,The Veteran's headache disability is remanded as it needs further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches but remanded the secondary service connection claim for erectile dysfunction to the RO.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating of radiculopathy, as well as for migraines secondary to tinnitus. Additional evidence was added since the last decision in December 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, an eye disability, and headaches with dizziness due to insufficient opinions regarding continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right foot pain, migraine headaches, bilateral ankle sprain, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The decision is based on the need for updated VA treatment records and examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for several issues, including initial compensable rating for atopic dermatitis and service connection for PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder and moderate alcohol use disorder, sleep disturbances, chronic headaches, keratitis/corneal ulcer, chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, enlarged cervical right side submandibular lymph node, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and muscle and joint pain (unspecified).

The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for sinusitis was denied. The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a left knee disability was granted.,Service connection for post-concussive headaches was granted, but service connection for peripheral neuropathy of any extremity or sleep condition was not established.

The Board has remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, back condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, hypertension, bladder incontinence, and headaches due to insufficient rationale provided by the VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for jaw pain, gout, headaches, GERD, and tinnitus due to lack of sufficient evidence establishing a nexus between these conditions and military service. The Veteran is competent to report observable symptoms during service and post-service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's headaches.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of right shoulder and right hand disabilities have been dismissed.,The reduction of the 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis from June 2016 to noncompensable effective January 1, 2019 was not proper.

The Veteran's TBI is not associated with any residuals of cognitive, emotional/behavioral, or physical impairment that are already contemplated in separately assigned ratings.,Prior to March 24, 2022, the tension headaches did not result in characteristic prostrating attacks averaging at least one in two months. From March 24, 2022, they have not resulted in such attacks occurring on average once a month over several months.