Migraines & headaches decisions — 2017

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral flatfoot, hallux valgus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and paranasal sinusitis. The Veteran's claim for higher initial ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae was also denied.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, headaches, and tremors are not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.,There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's left leg disability to his active service.

The Board has granted service connection for CAD, sleep apnea, right leg disability, left leg disability, and headaches. The effective dates are not specified as the decision is in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's migraine headache disability was productive of severe economic inadaptability from January 18, 2007, through June 7, 2017, and she is granted a 50 percent rating for this period.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his authorized representative, thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's right eye disability is not service-connected as it was not incurred during active duty and is not otherwise related to military service.,The Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service, and the Board finds that his assertions are credible. Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The Veteran's headaches had their onset in service, and the Board finds that his assertions are credible. Service connection for headaches is granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are not manifested by frequent prostrating attacks resulting in severe economic inadaptability, and he is not precluded from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to the service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and granted service connection based on continuity of symptoms since service.,Service connection was also granted for a headache disorder, with the onset during active service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, a back disability, and sleep apnea have all been granted.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and headaches are presumed to be related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Board has ordered a remand for further examination and development of the claims.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are due to medication prescribed for his service-connected asthma, and the Board has granted service connection on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's anemia is rated at 30 percent, and her migraine headaches are granted on a secondary basis to her service-connected menorrhagia. The Veteran's hearing loss and diplopia were not addressed in the decision.

The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain a TBI event during service and does not have current residuals of a TBI. The migraine headache disorder was not incurred in, or related to, active duty for training (ACDUTRA) service. The Veteran also does not have a current disability manifested by symptoms of nosebleeds.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to headaches and memory loss resulting from a spinal tap is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining signed informed consent forms and treatment records.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for migraines and tension headaches is being remanded due to the need for updated treatment records, including those from his private physician who prescribed hydrocodone for headache treatment. A VA examination is also required.

The Board has found that additional development is necessary for the claims on appeal, including for service connection of erectile dysfunction and hypertension secondary to PTSD with mood disorder, effective date and initial rating for Meniere's syndrome, and initial ratings for migraines and tinea versicolor.

The Veteran does not have a low back disability.,The Veteran's current migraine headache disorder is not attributable to disease or injury sustained during his period of service.,The Veteran does not have PTSD.,The Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD) is not attributable to disease or injury sustained during his period of service.,The Veteran does not have a disability manifested by loss of smell attributable to disease or injury sustained during his period of service.

The Veteran's muscle contraction headaches have been rated at 30 percent since October 29, 2014. The Board found that the Veteran's daily moderate pain with increased pain for three hours per day and prostrating attacks once a month lasting three to four days without residuals of TBI meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, headaches, hair loss, muscle pain, joint pain, digestive problems, and memory problems were denied. The Board found that these conditions are not due to undiagnosed illness or a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.