Migraines & headaches decisions — 2010

The Veteran's migraine headaches were productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a higher initial rating of 50 percent. However, the evidence does not show that his headaches met or approximated this level of severity during the period from February 6, 1997, through December 1, 2004.

The Veteran's headaches are not manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, thus the claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability, headaches, bilateral knee disability, and an initial compensable rating for sinusitis with allergies. The decision found that there was no evidence supporting additional low back or neck disabilities due to VA treatment in 1999, and concluded that the Veteran did not have sufficient underlying pathology to support his complaints of chronic back pain.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including psychiatric, orthopedic, and dermatological examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected headache disability has not been manifested by prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the previous several months, and thus does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis are not related to his service-connected COPD. Therefore, the claims for secondary service connection have been denied.

The Board found no evidence that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to her service-connected endometriosis status post hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, thus denying secondary service connection for back disability, shoulder disability, headaches, bilateral breast cysts, and neck pain.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the appellant's hip and knee disorders, GERD, migraine headaches, and gynecological disorder are related to her service. The claims will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a vision disorder, headaches, and skin cancer of the face have all been denied. The Board found that new evidence submitted since the final May 2004 rating decision was not material to reopen any of these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right scalp injury and headaches have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of her service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence received since the May 2009 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for residuals of a left distal tibial stress fracture with muscle strain, low back strain, and migraine headaches have been granted. The effective date is not specified as the claim was initially filed.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were rated at 50 percent effective August 23, 2006. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back, psychiatric, and migraine headaches disabilities are not service connected as they were not incurred or aggravated by his active duty. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's headaches are characterized by very frequent completely prostrating attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50% disability rating.

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches, presumed to be due to an undiagnosed illness incurred during his Persian Gulf service, was granted by the Board.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.