Migraines & headaches decisions — 2017

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular requirement for a TDIU and are reasonably shown to render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since October 16, 2012.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under the applicable criteria. The TBI with postconcussive headache residuals warrants a noncompensable rating. There is no compensable rating for vertigo.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral leg cramps and headaches were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) was not granted due to lack of evidence supporting the diagnosis.

The Veteran's migraines are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for insomnia is denied as the evidence does not show a separate diagnosis of insomnia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a headache disability or a disability manifested by dizziness that is attributable to her military service.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity and headaches, to include as secondary to cervical spine disability and due to undiagnosed illness. The Veteran's appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran is granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches effective April 26, 2009.,The Veteran was granted TDIU from June 4, 2014 through January 10, 2016.

The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine condition, headaches, and bruxism are not related to his service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities.,The VA examinations did not find a direct link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's headaches, residuals of a traumatic brain injury, are rated at 10 percent. The Board found no evidence to warrant an increase in rating.

The Veteran's service-connected left ear hearing loss, headaches, and traumatic brain injury have been granted. The Veteran is now rated at 70% for his traumatic brain injury.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and referral to the Director of Compensation Service. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also being addressed.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for depression, TDIU, and DEA benefits were denied as they did not arise prior to May 13, 2002.

The Veteran's right eye disorder, PTSD, TBI, headaches, and vertigo have been granted effective as of April 10, 2014.,An earlier effective date for these disabilities is not warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, commensurate with his education and employment background.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete records and a need for further examination of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. The issues include service connection for a lumbar spine disability as secondary to a service-connected left foot disability, reopening of a claim for headaches, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of sinus surgery.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, bilateral shoulder disability, and migraines are related to service. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss, exposure to herbicides, and headaches. The Veteran currently does not have a current disability for which he can seek service connection.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and tension headaches, finding that the current conditions are not causally or etiologically related to active service.,The Veteran's current diagnoses of lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and tension headaches were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board found that the service-connected headaches disability warranted a 30 percent disability rating, effective July 31, 2009, due to characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average at least once per month.