Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities remain pending. The Board has ordered additional VA examinations and opinions due to outstanding records and incomplete medical history.

The Veteran's headache disability is currently rated at 30 percent from the period of appeal prior to January 7, 2020, and 50 percent thereafter. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the entire period of appeal.

The reduction of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability evaluation from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper, and the prior rating is restored. The Veteran's headaches are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a noncompensable level, but the Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once in two months over the last several months.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA and private medical records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected cervical strain, tension headaches, and left upper extremity neuropathy, and determining if any diagnosed psychiatric disorder, sleep impairment disorder, or GERD are related to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), tension headaches, sleep apnea, a right ankle disability, and bronchitis have been dismissed as the benefits sought on appeal were granted in full.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability, back disability, radiculopathy of upper and lower extremities, bilateral shoulder, knee, hip disabilities, and migraines due to insufficient evidence on whether these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and requests for additional records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these issues are addressed.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the service-connected disabilities granted in his December 2015 rating decision. The Board finds that a remand is necessary to verify the dates of active-duty service prior to September 23, 2014.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of increased rating for tension headaches and service connection for bilateral tremors. The Veteran will need to undergo a VA examination to assess his current level of disability, as well as determine if any tremor condition is related to service or another disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a headache disorder and has determined that he is entitled to service connection based on evidence showing the onset of headaches coincided with his active duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD, migraine headaches, and GERD have been rated based on their current manifestations. The Veteran is granted a higher evaluation for his PTSD and GERD, but denied an increased rating for his migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability, left wrist disability, neck disability, and left shoulder disability. Service connection was granted for tinnitus.,Service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions is not supported by evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of headaches is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and analysis.

The Veteran's migraine disability is granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective August 18, 2009.,Service connection for the right elbow condition is denied.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied, and his TDIU claim is remanded for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's current left knee disability is related to his active service. The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left knee injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU as he was able to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, even though his service-connected disabilities caused him some functional impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete VA examination and requests for additional information.