Migraines & headaches decisions — 2012

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for brain disorder, spinal cord disorder, paralyzing disorder, headaches, hemorrhoids, and stomach ulcers, all of which are found to be related to a fall in service.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches existed prior to service and were not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on August 10, 2009 at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital were approved as the nearest VA facility was not feasibly available and his symptoms indicated a potential life-threatening situation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for mixed headaches, chronic rhinosinusitis, hypertension, alopecia areata, and high cholesterol. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions began during or were otherwise caused by her military service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 10 percent, and the claim for a higher rating is granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and headaches due to head trauma. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's chronic headache disability is granted as service connection, with the onset during a period of active duty for training in July 1996.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing VA treatment records and SSA disability determination records. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and authorized examination reports. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder must also be addressed.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches do not more closely approximate a compensable disability rating, and thus denied his claim for an initial compensable disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current cognitive dysfunction is at least partially attributable to an in-service head injury, and thus service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury is granted.

The Board has remanded the issues of reopening previously denied claims for service connection for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as dizziness and headaches. The Veteran is to be scheduled for a new hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's post concussion syndrome with headaches and dementia is rated at 50 percent since June 29, 2010. A separate rating for dementia was not granted.

The Veteran's residuals of a concussion have been productive of frequent, prostrating headaches resulting in severe economic inadaptability over the course of the appeals period.

The Veteran's headache disorder is found to have started during his military service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hepatitis C, headaches, a low back disability, and a hearing loss disability. Service connection was granted for right leg varicose veins with a 10 percent evaluation effective from November 22, 2006.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and migraines. The claim for a higher rating for PFB was also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches existed prior to service and did not increase in severity as a result of service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board video-conference hearing on his claims of increased rating for headaches and reopening of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board found that the Veteran's migraine headaches are not related to his service or service-connected PTSD, and thus denied the claim.