Migraines & headaches decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches and recurrent left ankle sprain are attributable to service, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and conducting examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected back disability and other disabilities. The issue of a TDIU will also be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for heart disability and headaches due to incomplete medical opinions. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's headaches were rated as noncompensable, but the Board found that her symptoms most closely approximated a 30 percent rating due to characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month. The Veteran's left knee disability was denied an initial compensable rating prior to January 19, 2016.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including sinus disorder, headaches, chronic fatigue, and knee disabilities. The appeal will be remanded to allow for further examination and consideration of the evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to February 19, 2004 due to the presence of other service-connected disabilities and non-service-connected conditions that rendered him unemployable.

The Veteran is eligible for post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at a rate of 100% due to her service-connected disabilities, and the discharge was due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA neurologist to provide an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's headaches.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for PFB, entitlement to an increased rating for tinea pedis and tinea versicolor currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches, to include consideration of an extraschedular rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321 (b)(1), and entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and arranging for VA examinations. The Veteran's appeals include requests for increased ratings for headaches due to head trauma and TBI, as well as a claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to August 26, 2003.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, insomnia, vestibulopathy or balance problems, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and vascular headaches as they were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraines was granted, and the effective date is set at January 8, 2009, but no earlier. The Veteran contends that her headaches have been rated based on inaccurate information from an earlier decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The claims for migraines and a disability manifested by chronic physical flushing and changes in body temperature are remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches/dizziness have been withdrawn. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, there is no current diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury or service-connected psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent since June 18, 2014. The Board granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 50 percent disability rating.,The Veteran's TBI residuals, including headaches, were also granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded to obtain additional evidence, including Social Security Administration records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing an addendum to a previous VA examiner's report.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness, passing out and loss of memory associated with traumatic head injury. The case is remanded for further development including VA examinations to determine the etiology of any current left arm and shoulder disability, facial scar, and headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a cerebral concussion (headaches) but denied service connection for the Veteran's back disability, finding that while there was an in-service injury, no nexus to current symptoms could be established.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability in February 2008, finding no evidence of chronic headaches during or after service. The Veteran's claim was reopened and the issue of service connection for bronchial asthma due to asbestos exposure was also denied.,There is no evidence of a chronic headache disability during service, and the Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of bronchial asthma related to service.