Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's depressive disorder with traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches have been granted increased ratings, with the depressive disorder receiving a 50 percent rating and the migraines receiving a 30 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee conditions, but has remanded the claims for respiratory condition, acquired psychiatric condition, headaches, and bladder condition due to lack of VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the issues of increased ratings for DDD of the lumbar spine and cervical spine due to unresolved medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions including gastrointestinal, skin, sinusitis, rhinitis, headache, and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete medical opinions in the November 2022 VA examination reports. The issues are being returned for further clarification of the etiology of these conditions.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, diverticulitis, deep vein thrombosis as secondary to diverticulitis, pulmonary embolism as secondary to diverticulitis, headaches, and sleep apnea.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) remains under consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 26, 2015 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities causing occupational impairment.

The Veteran's appeal of a compensable rating for migraines is being remanded due to the addition of new VA treatment records and the need for another VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tremors and muscle twitches, left ear hearing loss, allergies, eustachian tube dysfunction (claimed as equilibrium), right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraines are all denied.,Additional evidence is needed to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are now rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The TDIU claim is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The petition to reopen the back arthritis claim has been granted due to new evidence submitted since the last denial in January 2014.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, posttraumatic headaches, sleep apnea, cervical spine degenerative disc disease with neck sprain, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and left upper extremity radiculopathy.,The effective date for service connection of these conditions ranges from April 27, 2016 to September 20, 2017.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for migraine headaches and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support a relationship between his in-service migraines and his current condition.

The Veteran's claim for a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches prior to March 5, 2019, and a 50 percent rating thereafter is granted. The effective date of service connection for migraine headaches is set at July 31, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further examination and opinion regarding his service connection for TBI and headaches, as there are conflicting medical opinions in the file.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are now rated at 50% effective October 26, 2015. The rating for his TBI prior to February 27, 2020 is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received, allowing the Veteran's claim for service connection to be reopened. The claims for right elbow disability, left elbow disability, headaches, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity are all remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period July 28, 2018, to September 7, 2020 was denied as his migraine headaches disability did not render him unable to work.

Service connection for a chronic lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, and tinnitus has been granted.,Service connection for hypertension, headache disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disorder has not been established.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and headaches due to service connection. The VA is required to provide a VA examination and medical opinion considering the Veteran's participation in toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during service.

The Veteran's initial rating for schizophrenia was denied, but he received a 50% rating for headaches. The effective dates for service connection were granted earlier than initially requested. SMC at the housebound rate was also granted.