Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, TBI, fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal disorder, respiratory disorder, and scars. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and evaluation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a spinal disability and headache disability are remanded, indicating that further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service. The decision also grants reopening of the claim for service connection for a spinal disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and service connection for low back disability and left shoulder strain are denied. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a low back disability due to conflicting evidence.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a brainstem disability, headache disability, and vertigo and loss of balance are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran must be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The conditions are presumed to be caused by exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for migraine headaches and hypertension due to insufficient opinions regarding whether these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete examinations and lack of proper consideration of Gulf War exposure. The Veteran is required to undergo a Gulf War examination to address his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The appeal was focused on whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50% rating effective May 26, 2009.,An initial compensable rating for asbestosis is denied.,A 100% rating for residuals of TBI is granted and effective September 22, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is dismissed as his PTSD, which he claimed for TDIU, has been rated at 100% since June 30, 2010. The issue of service connection for GERD is also dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating issues require additional examinations and evidence to determine the etiology of his disabilities, as well as the appropriate disability ratings. The appeal is being remanded due to incomplete records and potential new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his claimed conditions, as the VA examiner did not adequately address whether he has a qualifying chronic disability or medically unexplained multisymptom illness.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are granted, and the Board finds new and material evidence to reopen these claims. The remaining issues of back disability, neck disability, ED, residuals of groin injury, and headaches are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's headaches, low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and right ankle disability are all granted as secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability.

The Veteran's initial headaches were granted a 30 percent rating, effective September 30, 2004. From August 10, 2013, the Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for his headaches.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for sleep apnea. The claim to reopen service connection for headaches was granted, and the Veteran's headaches were found to be related to his in-service injury. The issue of service connection for a left shoulder disability is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for complex allergies and chronic headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including a back disorder, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity and bilateral lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, and headache disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches and allergic rhinitis are granted, but the Board finds that more evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.