Migraines & headaches decisions — 2016

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his migraine headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and left side numbness of the face, arm, hand, and upper body. The Veteran's migraines are found to be secondary to her service-connected TBI. Her left-sided numbness is also found to be secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with new VA examinations to assess his sleep apnea and lumbar spondylosis.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his in-service noise exposure, and he has bilateral hearing loss that likely stems from service. The headache disorder is not shown to have preexisted service or to be otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent prior to March 29, 2011 and at 50 percent thereafter. His hypertension is not compensable.

The Veteran's service connection claim for allergic rhinitis was denied as the evidence did not show that his pre-existing condition worsened during service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraine headaches and hypertension have been granted.,A rating of 20 percent has been assigned for the right shoulder condition, effective from December 7, 2013.

The Veteran's tension headaches prior to December 15, 2010 did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months or more.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn as to the claims for higher initial disability ratings for left ankle degenerative arthritis, left ear hearing loss, chronic pansinusitis, allergic rhinitis, traumatic brain injury, and post-concussive headaches.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an addendum opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral tinea pedis, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and sinus congestion, hay fever with headaches. The RO assigned non-compensable evaluations to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a scheduling error for a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran's increased ratings for migraine headaches, degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, and bilateral pes planus are still pending.

For the entire increased rating period, the Veteran's migraine headaches have not manifested severe economic inadaptability.,For the entire increased rating period, the Veteran's gastritis has not manifested any symptoms that would warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine strain, lumbar spine strain with arthritis and disc disease, headache disorder, and TMJ disability are all service-connected as they were incurred during his active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's initial rating for thoracolumbar spine strain with scoliosis was granted at a 10 percent rating, and his migraine headaches were initially rated at a non-compensable (0%) rating. The current effective date is not provided in the decision summary.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the condition is secondary to service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his tension headaches rated at 50 percent disabling and bilateral flat feet rated at 30 percent disabling, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's migraine headaches did not manifest during his military service and are not otherwise related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 30 percent since September 3, 2013. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether her symptoms warrant a higher rating prior to this date.