Migraines & headaches decisions — 2017

The Veteran has withdrawn all issues on appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a video-conference hearing, and no other specific issues have been resolved.

The Veteran's headaches, claimed as migraines, are rated at 30 percent effective October 7, 2015. The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, including claimed depression, is rated at 10 percent from April 13, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea syndrome and migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The Veteran now has a grant of benefits for these issues.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted beginning August 3, 2009, due to his service-connected disabilities making him unable to work in any substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and securing SSA disability benefits records. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis for the Veteran's claimed sinus condition and headaches, and thus denied service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected migraine headaches and for consideration of TDIU. The issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment since February 1, 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headache disorder is aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and a higher disability rating for headaches, finding that there was no evidence of unemployability prior to March 31, 2006, or an increase in severity of headaches prior to December 13, 2007.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on all issues, indicating satisfaction with the assigned disability evaluations and requesting that they be finalized.

The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected post-traumatic Parkinsonism with gait disorder and a retroactive effective date.,The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for service connection of post-traumatic Parkinsonism with gait disorder should be April 24, 2002.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and personnel information, as well as for VA examinations.

The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of a head injury have primarily been manifested by post-traumatic headaches, which do not meet the criteria for an increased disability rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board is remanding the case to address concerns with a previous VA medical opinion regarding the cause and aggravation of the Veteran's head trauma and headaches.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims for service connection for cervical spasm, arthropathy of the cervical spine, and headaches. The Veteran's headaches are presumed related to exposure to herbicide agents in service.,Service connection is granted for headaches as being due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange) during service.

The Veteran's GERD, headaches, and Meniere's disease have been granted initial ratings. The GERD is rated at 30 percent; the headaches are rated at 10 percent prior to March 30, 2016 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter; and the Meniere's disease is rated at 60 percent.

The Veteran's headaches are rated as noncompensable, and his left ear hearing loss is service connected. However, the Board denied both issues due to lack of evidence supporting a compensable rating for headaches or service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability for the purpose of service connection, and thus denied all three issues.