Migraines & headaches decisions — 2012

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, a skin disorder of the feet and ankles (including jungle rot), chloracne, dizziness, asthma, and residuals of a right ring finger injury have all been granted. The effective date is to be determined based on the evidence of record.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and increased evaluations for her foot disabilities. The claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed residuals of a concussion with headaches and eye problems are not related to his service, as there is no evidence showing a direct connection between his in-service injury and current symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination and consideration of all his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO/AMC for additional development of his claims, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as employment records. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on the issues of increased evaluations for headaches, low back disorder, and a compensable evaluation for right Achilles tendon reconstruction residuals. The Board is dismissing these claims.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sinusitis, and a deviated nasal septum. The Board finds that these conditions are related to his military service.,Service connection is granted for all claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder have been denied as the evidence does not support the presence of characteristic prostrating attacks or a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and increased ratings for headaches are also addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at 50 percent from August 24, 2010. The initial rating for his status post left inguinal repair to include muscle wall strain and left testicular orchialgia is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches have been granted. His bilateral hearing loss is due to noise trauma in service, and his headaches are also attributable to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability related to the claimed conditions and insufficient medical evidence to support the claims.

The Board finds that the Veteran's neck disability is not shown by the most probative evidence of record to be etiologically related to a disease, injury, or event in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for joint pain, chest pain and headaches due to inadequate VA examination and need for a new opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have been rated at 50 percent since May 2, 2006, due to very frequent and prolonged attacks resulting in severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for headaches and a left foot disability prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is not related to his service, and denied his claim. For headaches, additional evidence from SSA may be needed to determine if they are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU prior to January 3, 2007 and there is no evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals for the claims of service connection for a left shoulder disability, endometriosis, and migraines all claimed as due to MST. As such, these issues are dismissed.