Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for migraine headaches, respiratory conditions including sinusitis, and an increased rating for an inguinal hernia. The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's headache condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's tension headaches, including whether he experiences prostrating attacks.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder and headaches have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since October 14, 2015. The Board has granted a TDIU effective as of that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for migraines, right knee condition, and left hip condition due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's private treatment records need to be obtained, and a new VA opinion is required.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and new information not previously considered.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a 30 percent initial rating, effective from August 8, 2018. The Board found that the Veteran's headaches cause prostrating attacks at least once a month and granted his claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals, left periorbital injury is being remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for a higher disability rating for his scar over the left eye and for an acquired psychiatric disorder are also being remanded.

The Board has granted a rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches, finding that her symptoms more closely approximate very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular evaluation. The Board also granted TDIU but denied it due to insufficient evidence showing the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's right eye vision loss is granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 as a result of VA medical treatment, and the Board finds that his depression and headaches are related to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal has been REMANDED for further development and examination. Issues include service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee disability, left knee disability, right heel disability, left heel disability, and headaches.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to inadequate examination reports and unresolved issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disability, including as secondary to tinnitus, are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her headache disorder and a TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks of headache pain prior to September 14, 2020, which is necessary for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100. For the period from September 1, 2015, to September 14, 2020, and beginning September 14, 2020, she was already receiving the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for her headache disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, but the claim for PTSD remains denied.

The Veteran's post-chemotherapy headaches are granted a 30% evaluation. The right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted a 40% evaluation prior to October 31, 2018 and a 30% evaluation thereafter. The left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted a 30% evaluation prior to October 31, 2018 and a 30% evaluation thereafter. Service connection for sleep apnea and traumatic brain injury are denied.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for gastritis, mental condition (presumably PTSD or similar), migraine headaches, nausea associated with gastritis, and low back disability have been dismissed. The claim for right shoulder disability based on arm limitation of motion prior to July 18, 2016, has also been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for residuals of a nose injury, bronchitis, hearing loss, and headaches have been denied. The claim for chest pain is remanded, as are the claims for left eye disability and kidney cancer.