Migraines & headaches decisions — 2013

The Board denied service connection for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disorders, headaches, and urinary frequency. The Veteran's sinusitis is currently rated at 10%.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder was denied as he did not sustain an injury or disease in service and does not currently have a chronic residual disability of the right knee.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation, secondary to PTSD, was denied as there is no evidence that it is related to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's initial disability evaluation for left headaches prior to March 31, 2011, was granted at a 30% rating. However, the claim for an increased rating from March 31, 2011, has not been met.

The Board found that there is no competent and credible evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, or a migraine headache disability.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current headache disability to service, including a lightning strike in 1959. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and Vet Center records related to his PTSD and headaches. The case will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Veteran has current headaches as a residual of a closed head injury that occurred during his military service, and the Board grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his satisfaction with the last rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations, in addition to a claim of entitlement to compensation benefits for clostridium difficile infection as a result of VA treatment.

Service connection was established for residuals of a neck injury, peripheral neuropathy of the right hand, and ocular migraine headaches with effective dates set at March 17, 2006.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a head injury, psychiatric disorder, eye disorder, headaches, and drug and alcohol abuse. The claims were previously denied in 1988 due to lack of evidence of residual disability from an in-service incident.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension and a higher evaluation for his upper extremity neuropathies. He also seeks severance of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD).,The Board has determined that the issue of whether the severance of service connection for CAD was proper needs to be remanded due to additional development being required.,The Veteran is seeking a higher evaluation for his depression and headaches, as well as TDIU. He also seeks an earlier effective date for his upper extremity neuropathies.,The Veteran is seeking a higher evaluation for his right and left upper extremity neuropathies. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the severity of these conditions.,The Veteran is seeking a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, depression, and upper extremity neuropathies. Additional development is required for this issue as well.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions, including left rotator cuff dysfunction, low back disability, headaches, acne, and alopecia. The issues are related to service connection for these conditions, with the primary focus being on whether they are directly related to his military service or due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right knee disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, low back disorder, kidney disorder, and TBI with headaches, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support establishing service connection for these conditions.,reasoning_on_deciding_factor_1_sentence_only

The Veteran does not have a chronic headache disability attributable to military service and the Board finds that his current headaches are not related to service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, effective from September 1, 2007. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating as his migraines do not meet the criteria for a 50% rating due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks.

The Board has determined that further development is required before the issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a head injury and headaches may be considered on the merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for her low back disability, service connection for fibromyalgia and headaches. The criteria used to evaluate these conditions are considered adequate by VA.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted on an extraschedular basis due to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and cervical/lumbar spine disabilities.