Migraines & headaches decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions and incomplete development of the record. Specifically, there are issues related to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and increased rating for migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the case for further evidentiary development and a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's headaches are not related to his service, and the Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Veteran's left hip bursitis is rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board found no evidence to support higher ratings based on limitation of motion or additional functional loss due to pain. Service connection was granted for the left hip lesion, but not for the right ankle disability, headache disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and buttock disability. The low back disability is also service connected.

The Veteran's recurrent migraine headaches due to traumatic brain injury are rated at a 50 percent since September 11, 2006.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, effectively dismissing the case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete examinations and lack of consideration of certain symptoms. The case is now being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and legal error in previous decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sarcoidosis, respiratory disorder (claimed as asthma), and headaches disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current headaches and left hip disability were not manifest in service or to a degree of 10 percent within one year of separation, and are unrelated to his service-connected conditions. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation by his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claimed headaches are not related to service or service-connected conditions, and the Board finds that service connection for these disabilities is denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 30 percent since August 19, 2016. The VA examiner found that the Veteran experienced monthly prostrating attacks but they were not severe enough to meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any chronic residuals of an in-service head injury, including a forehead scar, chronic headaches, and loss of vision.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches did not start in service and are not related to his military service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that he has a current headache disorder related to service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to incomplete development and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since April 20, 2007 and increased to 70 percent effective August 30, 2016. The TDIU was granted prior to the increase in PTSD rating.,PTSD symptoms have caused significant occupational impairment throughout the period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran has a current disability related to his service or a service-connected disorder.,The Board also found no evidence linking the Veteran's dizziness and headaches to service. The Board concluded that there was insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between these symptoms and any service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's migraines with aura have been rated at a noncompensable rating prior to February 22, 2016, and increased to a 50 percent disability rating thereafter. The appeal continues as the maximum benefit available by law has not been granted.

The Veteran's headaches were rated at 30 percent prior to September 30, 2015. Effective from that date, the Veteran is now rated at 50 percent for his service-connected headaches.

The Veteran is granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and traumatic headaches, with initial ratings of 10% each. The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 10% prior to March 5, 2009, and remains at that rating from March 5, 2009.