Migraines & headaches decisions — 2011

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted and rated at 70 percent since September 17, 2007. The rating will be reduced to 30 percent effective April 1, 2010.

The Board has determined that a new examination is needed for the Veteran's post concussive headaches, status post traumatic brain injury due to possible increase in severity. The TDIU claim is also remanded as there is no explicit opinion on whether the service-connected disabilities alone are sufficient to preclude gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's recent diagnosis of tension-type headaches is not related to his active service and instead attributed to a motor vehicle accident.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post concussion syndrome with headaches and dementia, currently rated at 50 percent effective June 29, 2010, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA treatment records and a TBI examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion. The Veteran is entitled to a Travel Board hearing at the earliest available opportunity.

The Veteran's post-concussive headaches and positional vertigo were rated at 40 percent effective October 23, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues on appeal include an initial evaluation for anxiety disorder, service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, headaches, and gout.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted at a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 14, 2006. The heart disorder due to herbicide exposure and chronic headaches are presumed based on the Veteran's Vietnam service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches with overlying tension headaches are currently rated at 30 percent since June 28, 2008. Prior to that date, the disability was rated as 10 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headache disorder and chronic ulcer disease as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 and a rating increase are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder. The Veteran is also presumed to have incurred other conditions within one year of his separation from active duty.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's migraine headaches did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and his service-connected disabilities did not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for a separate evaluation for migraine headaches has been remanded due to the lack of a Statement of the Case (SOC) and substantive appeal. The case will be returned to the Board after compliance with requisite appellate procedures.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, lumbosacral disability, bronchitis, gastritis, bilateral upper extremity paresthesias, bilateral wrist strain, residuals of bilateral big toe fractures, and headaches have been denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the appellant does not have current residuals of head trauma, including CVA, headaches, dizziness, left-sided hemiparesis, and left optic atrophy, that are service-connected. However, the appellant's seizure disorder is considered to be related to his in-service head injury.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and the provision of a medical opinion regarding her migraine headaches and service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraine headaches and a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) disability determination records and VA outpatient treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and for a TBI examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.