Migraines & headaches decisions — 2014

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of secondary service connection claims.

The Board has found no evidence linking the Veteran's current headaches disorder to her military service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, left shoulder disability, and headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his medical records.

The Veteran's chronic headaches, including migraines, are rated at a 50% disability rating effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his migraine headaches and obtaining information regarding his employment status. The TDIU claim will also be developed further.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines, sleep apnea, low back strain, left knee strain, right knee medial meniscus tear, tinnitus, hypertension, and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of these service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claimed conditions, including hypothyroidism, right shoulder disability, migraine headaches, urinary incontinence, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disability and arthritis, are not etiologically related to her periods of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) or Inactive Duty for Training (INACDUTRA). The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all of the remaining issues on appeal, including service connection claims and a claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for Dupuytren's contracture of the right hand.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating have been withdrawn. The Board has also determined that the Veteran is entitled to a 40 percent disability rating for his urethra stricture, chronic urethritis.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have fibromyalgia, and there is no current evidence of a qualifying chronic disability related to his service. The skin condition, headaches, and respiratory disorder are attributed to known clinical diagnoses.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to address the nature and extent of his hearing loss, headache disorder, and temporomandibular joint disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorders, sleep apnea, an eye disability (vision), and headaches. The skin disability claim is also denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for hypertension and determined that a continuity of symptomatology is shown. The claims for loss of balance, polyjoint pain, and headaches are remanded as they require additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and post-concussive headaches are sufficient to prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the claim for service connection for bilateral defective hearing as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The Veteran's chronic headaches are not considered to be proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left orbit injury.

The Veteran's headaches and ocular disturbance are found to be related to his service-connected back disability, specifically the administration of Pantopaque contrast fluid during a 1948 VA diagnostic test.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed lumbar spine, headache, cervical spine, and acquired psychiatric disabilities are not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are a contemplated symptom of his service-connected sinusitis and thus does not meet the criteria for separate disability rating. The claim is denied.

The Veteran's headaches and acquired psychiatric disorder are found to be related to his active service, with the headaches being attributed to a cervical spine injury.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The issues include claims for initial ratings and service connection.