Migraines & headaches decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and missing VA treatment records.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through his authorized representative.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disability and an increased rating for his fracture of the left distal radius were denied. The headaches are not considered to be due to an undiagnosed illness, and the fracture does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including TMJ syndrome, right shoulder injury, headaches, CRPS, traumatic brain injury, a right thumb disorder, and Alzheimer's dementia were denied. The denial was based on the absence of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome due to an undiagnosed illness, and vascular dementia. These conditions are all considered to be related to his military service.,Service connection is established based on direct evidence of a link between the current condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability evaluation for his migraine headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional records and an examination.

The VA has remanded the case for further evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected headaches due to a lack of recent medical records and an examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and employment information. The issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for tension and migraine headaches will be adjudicated again after the completion of this development.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are not shown to result in very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. Therefore, the criteria for a higher rating have not been met.

The Board found no evidence of residuals from a TBI or head injury during service, and the Veteran's current headaches and depression are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI; entitlement to disability ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to October 20, 2010, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter, for headaches; and entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of motion and residuals of a fibula fracture of the right ankle.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, a neurologic disorder (to include Parkinson's disease), a headache disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and a heart disorder. The Veteran did not have any of these conditions during service or within one year after separation, and the evidence does not support a finding that they were incurred in service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination to determine the current severity of his PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of her lumbar strain, cervical spine strain, and migraine headaches were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Board has decided that the claims of service connection for a personality disorder, migraine headaches (secondary to lumbosacral strain), and sleep disorder need further development due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's cervical degenerative disc protrusions at the C4-C5 and C6-C7 levels were rated as 10 percent prior to December 6, 2012, and 20 percent thereafter. The Veteran's migraine headaches were initially rated as noncompensable before November 1, 2013, and then increased to 10 percent.,The Veteran's cervical degenerative disc protrusions at the C4-C5 and C6-C7 levels did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to December 6, 2012. From December 6, 2012 onwards, they were rated as 20 percent.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for OSA, but granted a 50% rating for migraines.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for hypertension, headaches, stomach acid reflux disease; entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent from July 19, 2006 through November 14, 2012, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter, for PTSD; and an effective date prior to July 19, 2006, for the assignment of a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the appellant requesting withdrawal of the appeal.