Migraines & headaches decisions — 2016

The Veteran's headaches were incurred in service and the Board finds that she is entitled to service connection for this disability. The right hip disorder and GERD are also found to be related to her service-connected right ankle sprain.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a broken rib, headaches, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral knee disabilities. The initial ratings for these conditions are being remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a dental disability, sinusitis, and headaches as there is no new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims. The Veteran does not have current disabilities related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation for his headaches was denied. However, he was granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran is granted service connection for right knee pain as due to a qualifying chronic disability (undiagnosed illness) incurred during active service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations.,Service connection for tension headaches was not established, as there is no current diagnosis of a headache disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is mixed, with some issues being granted and others not. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound on the left index finger was withdrawn by the Veteran. The claims to reopen service connection for headache disorder and neck disorder are pending. The issue of a rating in excess of 70 percent prior to January 5, 2012 for PTSD remains before the Board.

The Veteran's asthma, GERD, migraines, and allergic rhinitis were not rated higher than 10 percent up to one year prior to her September 13, 2004 claim. The Board found the evidence did not meet criteria for a higher rating in this period.

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 prior to September 18, 2006 and no factually ascertainable evidence demonstrating entitlement to TDIU prior to March 24, 2010.

The Board found that the Veteran's sinusitis with headaches did not develop in or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of his claimed residuals of right hand injury and headaches.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in correspondence and scheduling, including a hearing.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for vision problems, sinusitis, dental disease, high cholesterol, headaches, and renal failure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification of his headache symptoms and additional development regarding his cervical spine disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's current cervical spine disorder and headaches are not related to his service, as there is no evidence of a nexus between his in-service injury and his current conditions.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic headache disorder during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection. The Board also noted that any headaches are not related to his service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Board denied entitlement to an extraschedular rating for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability picture is adequately described by the current schedular evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and consideration of the claims, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing and a DRO hearing. The Veteran's representative requested a travel board hearing on his behalf.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and migraine headaches in September 2000, finding that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches, vertigo, and insomnia as residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), but denied service connection for cognitive deficits and psychiatric disorder as residuals of TBI.