Migraines & headaches decisions — 2014

The Veteran's migraine headaches with mixed tension and vascular type headaches resulted in very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability throughout the period of the claim prior to March 15, 2013. The Board granted a 50 percent rating for this condition.

Service connection for a sinus disorder, sleep disorder, and headache disorder is not granted.,The Veteran's claims are denied as there is no competent evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, as well as his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected syringomyelia with migraine headaches is being remanded due to the failure to conduct a necessary MRI examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a disability of the gums and related secondary claims. The Veteran did not have a diagnosed gum condition during service or at any time since.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and for an increased rating for migraine headaches. The Veteran's low back disability was found not to be related to service, while her migraine headaches were found to meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating from May 21, 2012. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and effective dates was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and his claims for service connection were based on new evidence received after the one-year period of limitation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and decreased memory due to TBI was granted with an effective date of June 26, 1992. The right knee scars are rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disorder, right knee disorder, and headaches was denied as he does not have current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a basilar skull fracture and depression were denied. The VA determined that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher initial ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is denied as there are no current residuals of the in-service TBI.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and a rating in excess of 20 percent for adjustment disorder with anxious mood were both denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support service connection for migraines or entitlement to an increased rating.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected post-traumatic headaches and lumbosacral strain have been granted, with the effective dates set at November 8, 2005 and September 13, 2004 respectively.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including headaches, right and left ankle disabilities, and myopia, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video-conference hearing. The issues of service connection for memory loss and an increased rating for migraine headaches remain unresolved.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a head trauma was denied as there is no evidence of any current disability resulting from the in-service injury.,Service connection was granted for right knee pain, which is considered a residual of an in-service stress fracture.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations of his knee disabilities and migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a temporary claims folder and procuring recent treatment records. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability. The claims of entitlement to service connection for depression, stroke, and migraines were also denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person; he is neither bedridden nor housebound.