Migraines & headaches decisions — 2010

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a headache disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his time in service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's tinnitus, sinusitis, bilateral knee disability, and headaches are all related to service. The heart murmur claim was denied in 1981 but reopened due to new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran incurred a headache disorder in service, but does not have a current vascular nerve disorder or evidence of service connection.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and sinus headaches were diagnosed during service, and the Board finds that her current condition is related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and further review is needed.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the highest possible rating under the current criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, memory loss disability, headaches, and excessive snoring. The appellant's tinea of the shoulder and groin areas are rated noncompensably disabling since September 15, 2003.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of head injuries and facial spasm and cluster headaches, but further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a back condition due to incomplete records, lack of secondary service connection evidence, and need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as he did not have any diagnosed conditions related to his active or reserve service.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on February 1, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska is granted as her headache was considered an emergency condition and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine her ability to work due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a combined schedular 100 percent evaluation was denied as there has been no adjustment of any evaluation assigned for service connected disabilities prior to October 30, 2006.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current heart disorder/disease, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, or headache disorder. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including joint pain, psychiatric disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, neurologic disorder, skin disorder, tonsillitis, and headache disorder. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The Board granted service connection for recurrent headaches and denied the other issues on appeal. The Veteran's headache disorder is found to be at least as likely as not incurred in service.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disorder, psychiatric disorder (including depression and intermittent explosive disorder), right shoulder disorder (including right subscapularis myalgia), memory loss, fatigue, headaches, numbness of the hands and arms, upper gastrointestinal disorders, lower gastrointestinal disorders, hair loss, and unexplained chronic multi-system illness. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded to the RO.

Your claims for service connection are being remanded to the RO for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his combined rating is 70 percent.

The Veteran's tension headaches are manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating attacks that cause severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50% evaluation for the service-connected tension headaches.