Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records and an examination to determine if the Veteran's headaches are related to his military service, including exposure to gases and explosions.

The Veteran's service connection for a headache disability is denied as the headaches are considered manifestations of his service-connected sinusitis.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss is granted, with the Board finding that it is at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and incomplete records. The appellant is seeking service connection for various conditions, including a bilateral foot disorder, PTSD, hernia residuals, back disorder, congestive heart failure, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, type II diabetes mellitus, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety (acquired psychiatric disorder), right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, tinnitus, and headache disorder have all been denied. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to active duty service.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety (acquired psychiatric disorder), right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, tinnitus, and headache disorder are all denied. The evidence does not show current disabilities or a link to active duty service.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, left knee disability, right foot gout, and right shoulder disability has been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence.

The Veteran's asthma is rated at 10 percent, and a TDIU is granted for migraine headaches. The request for an extraschedular rating for migraine headaches prior to February 27, 2014 is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining VA examination(s) to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at a 30 percent rating, effective August 17, 2015. The Board found that the Veteran’s headaches most nearly approximate the criteria associated with an initial 30 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from performing the duties of his current employment as a Constituent Services Liaison with Congressman Aguilar’s office. The Board finds that further education is not warranted due to the Veteran's already suitable educational level and because pursuing additional degrees would not help overcome his 100% rating for PTSD.

Entitlement to an initial disability rating of 50 percent for headaches is granted, effective October 1, 2018.,Entitlement to an initial disability rating of 30 percent for chronic constipation is granted, effective October 1, 2018.,Entitlement to a compensable disability rating for hypertension prior to October 1, 2018, and a rating higher than 10 percent from October 1, 2018, is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches was denied because he refused to attend a VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for TBI with posttraumatic headache prior to January 22, 2018 was denied. From January 22, 2018 onwards, the Veteran's claim for a higher rating of 40 percent or more was also denied.

The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for a TDIU, which was dismissed as a result.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the appeals for headaches and sleep disorder are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and depression, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.,For migraine headaches, the Board found no nexus to service. For depression, it was determined that while there is a relationship with migraine headaches, as there is no other service-connected condition, secondary service connection cannot be granted.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches, finding that there is insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder as secondary to the Veteran's right knee disability.,Service connection for migraine headaches is also granted as secondary to the now service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected headaches, finding that there were not prostrating attacks or severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, is found to be related to his military service.,The Veteran's headaches are determined to be secondary to a service-connected acquired psychological disorder (depression).,There is no evidence of tinnitus that was incurred in and due to the Veteran's time in service.,The Veteran's back condition did not have its onset during service or within one year of discharge, nor is it shown to be causally related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.,Hepatitis B is not found to have begun during active service or be otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran does not have a left foot condition that was incurred in and due to his time in service.,The Veteran does not have a right foot condition that was incurred in and due to his time in service.,Hypertension is not found to be related to the Veteran's military service or manifest within one year of separation from service.,The Veteran does not have a skin condition disorder that was incurred in and due to his time in service.,The Veteran does not have a sleep disorder that was incurred in or due to his time in service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various conditions and a rating for tinea versicolor. The AOJ is instructed to obtain VA treatment records from 1977 to 2014.