Migraines & headaches decisions — 2014

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected due to noise exposure during active duty. Service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as migraine headaches, are denied. The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder is granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her service connection claims, including obtaining missing service treatment records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between her current conditions and active service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have begun during service and had been present since then. The skin disease, sinusitis with headaches, meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh, left inguinal hernia, hemorrhoids, right wrist disability, and impotence are all granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches, eye pain (manifested by ophthalmic migraines), and acquired psychiatric condition are all found to be related to her service-connected migraine headaches. The claim for an eye disability other than one manifested by eye pain is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical facet syndrome, headaches associated with the cervical spine disability, and low back disability do not render her unemployable.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to her service-connected disabilities, finding that she is capable of securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his thoracolumbar spine disorder was granted, with a current rating of 50 percent. The Board found that the evidence supported reopening and granting service connection for nerve damage, right arm numbness, reduced leg strength, and headaches as part of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities and whether they are related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are manifested by very frequent, prolonged attacks which are completely prostrating in nature and productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Veteran is granted a 50 percent rating for her service-connected headaches.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability, headaches, and balance impairment. Service connection was granted for residuals of septoplasty.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. Headaches were also not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the basic eligibility requirements for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his inability to walk and use a cane.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing surgical records from a cervical discectomy performed in April 2010. The Veteran's service connection claims for upper back and neck condition, as well as migraine headaches secondary to these conditions, will be reconsidered after obtaining the necessary medical records.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection based on the current medical findings.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and service personnel records. The appellant's claims for headaches and hypertension are still under review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability and migraine headaches are not related to service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, bilateral pes planus, and residuals of TBI including headaches as the Veteran did not present credible evidence that these conditions began during his service or are otherwise related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including depression, was not incurred in or related to service and could not be presumed due to a service-connected disability. The evidence did not support finding that her current depression is caused by any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from the Social Security Administration and scheduling a VA examination to determine the likely etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition and headaches. The Veteran's heart disability was not shown to be related to his military service, and the headaches were not found to be directly related to service.