Migraines & headaches decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from a VA neurologist regarding the relationship between his headaches and service, as well as whether they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and/or diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were not rated higher than the current 30 percent assigned.,His left foot bunion with pes planus was rated at 30 percent prior to August 14, 2015 and his bilateral flat feet are currently rated at 30 percent from that date.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals regarding the issues of service connection for migraine headaches and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for endometriosis. As a result, these claims are dismissed.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic headache or fatigue condition for the purposes of providing VA benefits, and thus denied service connection for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's TBI with residual headaches is rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right knee was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and arthritis did not manifest within one year post-service. Therefore, both issues were denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a chronic right ankle or bilateral shoulder disability. The appellant's subjective complaints have not been supported by objective medical findings.

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches. The claim for a movement disorder/seizures, to include as residuals of a head injury, and the claim for a back disability, to include as residuals of a head injury, are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of subarachnoid hemorrhage, to include headaches, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of his symptoms over the past six years.

The Veteran's residuals of FESS have been primarily manifested by frontal and maxillary sinusitis with headaches and purulent discharge or crusting, averaging seven or more non-incapacitating episodes and three or more incapacitating episodes over the last 12 months. As such, a preponderance of the evidence is against his claim for an increased rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal by the appellant through his authorized representative.

The Veteran's headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that they do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating as there is no evidence of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition and headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and the case is dismissed as there are no remaining issues for review.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing and issues related to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches. The Board also finds that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for his chronic headaches, as they are related to an in-service head injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including bilateral elbow disability, back disability, bilateral knee disability, chest pain, lower extremity numbness, headaches, and insomnia. The decision concluded that these disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, skin rash, and sleep disturbance due to undiagnosed illness in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. The appeals are based on presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, memory loss, concentration problems, and a bump on the head is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.