Migraines & headaches decisions — 2009

The Board has remanded the case for further development of the evidence and due process development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and dysthymic disorder, prevent him from obtaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran is currently service connected for left total knee replacement and tension vascular headaches. The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate examination reports and missing VA outpatient treatment records. The Veteran needs a comprehensive VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headache disorder pre-existed service and was not aggravated by active service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's left great toe disorder is rated at 20 percent, but his tension headache disorder does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, but reopened the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was granted, and an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to October 1, 2004 was also granted.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to consider them.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left great toe injury and headaches, but granted service connection for GERD. The claims for uterine fibroids, joint pain, stomach pain, and atopic dermatitis were not decided.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic disability exhibited by headaches as secondary to her service-connected residuals of closed head trauma with cervical and dorsal strain, finding that there was no evidence linking the current condition to the service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and his claim for a TDIU is denied.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, pes planus, sexual dysfunction, migraines, hypertension, back disorder, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a personal hearing on all service connection issues and an additional Statement of the Case regarding hypertension.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling VA examinations.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the Veteran's claims.

The Board remands the claims for further development and due process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a brain tumor, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to ionizing radiation and no medical evidence linking the condition to her military service.

The appeal for service connection for liver failure was denied as there is no evidence of a present disability.

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 20 percent, and a separate 10 percent rating is granted for the symptomatic removal of cartilage in the right knee.