Migraines & headaches decisions — 2013

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and issuance of an SOC.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to address the etiology of his current gland disorder and headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his heart disease and lupus, are considered to have played a role in contributing to the cause of death from acute myelocytic leukemia (AML).

The Veteran's service connection claim for temporal arteritis with headaches was denied as his current symptoms are not related to his military service. His 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 claim for additional disability due to VA care was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether her service-connected disabilities render her unable to work.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sinusitis with associated headaches, pseudogout of the left foot, and eczema. The decision found that there was no current hearing loss disability or skin condition (eczema) due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's ACDUTRA service does not meet the criteria for attaining Veteran status, and therefore cannot establish service connection for any of the claimed disabilities. The Board also found no competent or credible evidence linking any of these conditions to the appellant's military service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, residuals of head injury (including headaches and cervical spine disability), bilateral ankle disability, left eye disability, and cervical spine disability have been reopened. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to address his TDIU claim and issuing a supplemental SOC on the issues of increased ratings and service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a Social and Industrial Survey to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with depressive disorder and cervical strain, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The VA has determined that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claimed conditions were not shown to be related to his military service, and the appeal is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his headaches and whether he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO in Denver, Colorado for further action including scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, an eye disorder, a lung disorder (respiratory), a pituitary tumor, and erectile dysfunction. The evidence did not support these claims based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected residuals of a right facial zygomatic fracture, to include pain and headaches, was denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder were granted earlier than January 14, 2010.

The Board finds that the appellant's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and depression, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to June 23, 2009.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to an outstanding hearing request. The appeal will be decided on the merits after a new hearing date and location are provided.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the TDIU was denied as there is no evidence of any earlier unadjudicated formal or informal claim or factually ascertainable evidence demonstrating entitlement to TDIU prior to March 24, 2010.