Migraines & headaches decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic headache disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions are also being remanded.

The Board has not yet determined the outcome of this appeal as it is still in the process of reviewing new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and determine whether any claimed conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion and addressing compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Veteran's service-connected heart condition effectively prevents him from ambulating without the aid of a wheelchair, which constitutes loss of use of both feet. Therefore, he is entitled to financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's CFS, respiratory disability, heart disability, intestinal disability, bilateral shoulder disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety), headaches, arthritis of all joints, and fibromyalgia were not related to service.,Service connection for hypertension was granted but the rating assigned is noncompensable (zero percent).,The Veteran's lumbar spine strain with degenerative disc disease currently manifests as pain and minimal limitation of motion.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, flat feet, ankle pain, low back pain, and headaches are remanded due to incomplete information regarding active duty periods.

The Veteran's headaches are not service-connected, but the claim for reopening of his Vincent's disease is granted.

The case is being remanded for further examination and consideration of the Veteran's TDIU claim due to his service-connected disabilities, including postconcussion headaches, tinnitus, and a nasal scar.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, migraine headaches, and a nervous condition with depression and memory loss. The evidence received since the January 2002 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for Migraine Headaches and a Nervous Condition with Depression and Memory Loss remains denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted.

The Veteran's headaches and seizures are found to be related to his service, with the headaches being attributed to atypical migraine and the seizures to tonic clonic seizures. The VA has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum allowable under VA regulations. The appeal is denied as there is no legal basis for a higher initial rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive hydrocephalus, headaches, and memory loss. The Board found that these conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting migraine headaches did not permanently worsen during service, and thus does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension has been rated as noncompensably disabling, but is now rated at 10 percent.,For the period prior to May 21, 2008, her migraine headaches have been rated as 10 percent disabling. Since then, they are rated as 30 percent disabling.,The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling since June 1, 2005. Her left knee disability is also rated at 10 percent since that date.,For the cervical spine arthritis, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic low back pain with degenerative disc disease and migraine headaches. The cervical spine claim is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, without regard to any non-service-connected disabilities or his age, render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's pituitary chromophobe adenoma with panhypopituitarism, sterility, headaches, and residuals of TBI with residual seizure are all rated at the maximum schedular evaluations. The Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating under any diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and have denied all of his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (headaches and head laceration) do not preclude him from substantially gainful employment, consistent with his education and occupational experience.