Migraines & headaches decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to incomplete records, including SSA disability benefits records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's left knee and low back disabilities are also being examined to determine their current severity.

The Veteran's migraines have been rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum possible rating for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied service connection for a right inguinal hernia due to lack of current diagnosis.,The Veteran's migraines, including migraine variants, were not rated as compensable because there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for central serous retinopathy in the right eye, retinal scar as secondary to CSR in the right eye, and headaches as secondary to CSR in the right eye.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder was rated at 10% prior to September 25, 2016 and increased to 50% thereafter. Migraine headaches were not compensated until December 12, 2012 when they were granted a 50% rating.,The Veteran's conditions are directly related to his military service without any presumption or secondary connection.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right foot disability, left foot disability, lumbar spine disability, liver disability (hepatitis B and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis), memory loss, headaches, left eye disability (cataracts and glaucoma), high cholesterol, right knee disability, and left knee disability (arthritis).

The Veteran's cerebrovascular accident and chronic headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected COPD with left pleural reaction and bronchial asthma. The Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, and status post myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease are also granted as secondary to his service-connected COPD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an undiagnosed disorder including sleep impairment, chronic fatigue and headaches due to his Southwest Asia service. A new VA examination is required.

The Veteran is granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and assigned a rating of 70% effective January 30, 2014.,Effective January 30, 2014, the Veteran meets the schedular criteria for Total Disability Evaluation Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is being remanded due to the inadequacy of an August 2016 VA examination opinion. The examiner did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding his headache symptoms in service and continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient examination findings, lack of secondary service connection opinion, and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's recurrent urinary tract infections and migraine headaches are granted service connection. The Veteran's arthritis, allergic rhinitis, and irregular menses with menorrhagia are remanded for further review.

The Veteran was awarded a 50 percent rating for his service-connected cluster headaches, effective from January 5, 2014. He has appealed the effective date assigned and also disagrees with the current rating of 50 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and granted an initial rating of 50 percent for post-traumatic headaches. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent since January 2, 2018.,PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent effective January 2, 2018. The Veteran has been denied a higher rating for PTSD before that date.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including neck disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left foot condition (claimed as gout), acid reflux disease, migraines, and hypertension. The Veteran was not granted any increased ratings for his thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for residuals of healed compression fractures at T7-9 was denied. Service connection claims for various conditions were also denied, with the exception that service connection for residuals of healed compression fractures at T7-9 received an effective date of May 12, 2003.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right wrist, finger, neck, left leg, right leg, left knee, right knee, right ankle, left foot, and right foot disabilities are denied as there is no current diagnosis of a chronic disability in any of these areas.,Service connection for headache (including migraines), bipolar disorder, and eating disorder were also denied due to lack of evidence supporting the presence of such conditions during service or their relationship to service.