Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, depression, and headaches, render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. His TDIU claim is granted.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity varicose veins and headaches have been granted service connection, while the right ankle condition remains at its current rating of 20 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and evaluations to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions, as well as for further development regarding other issues. The Veteran will also receive a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing all pending claims.

The Veteran's appeal of increased evaluation and earlier effective date for service-connected migraine headaches has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals in November 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for her bilateral knee disabilities and service connection for ulcerative colitis (UC) and migraine headaches due to a lack of updated treatment records, material change in her conditions, and need for addendum opinions regarding the preexistence of her UC.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for complex partial seizures with accompanying migraine headaches is remanded due to the absence of recent private medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and migraine headaches secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The appeals of the denials of service connection for hypertension, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are dismissed. Service connection for chronic kidney disease is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an examination and the need for medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed headaches, which are related to his service-connected tinnitus and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches were reduced from a 50% rating to a 30% rating, effective January 1, 2019. The Board found that the evidence showed actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and records. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, right ankle, eye, and respiratory conditions due to insufficient medical opinions.,Flu residuals are also being remanded as there is uncertainty about whether they are separate from service-connected TBI residuals.

The Veteran's low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, PTSD, and hernia are granted. The Veteran is also granted higher ratings for PTSD and hernia from specific dates. Other conditions are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a heart condition (claimed as coronary artery disease), hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include major depressive disorder. The decision is mixed, with some issues being granted and others not. The appeal was remanded for additional development on the headache condition and major depressive disorder.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches prior to January 28, 2016 and as of January 28, 2016. The rating is based on very frequent prostrating attacks resulting in significant economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and headaches due to inadequate medical opinions, failure to comply with previous remand instructions, and need for additional development including toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examinations.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination due to lack of compliance with previous directives.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted a 40% rating prior to January 6, 2021. The other claims for TBI, headache disorder, and stressor related disorder are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability, post-traumatic tissue mass of the right midfoot, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acne rosacea, and tension headaches. Service connection was denied for a right knee disability, arrhythmia, prostatic hypertrophy, and a disability manifested as tingling and numbness in hands, fingers, toes, and forehead.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of migraines, cervical spine disability, PTSD, lumbar spine disability, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, GERD, allergic rhinitis, tinnitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).