Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to inadequate or incomplete examinations, insufficient evidence of record, and other procedural issues.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded to provide an updated VA examination and consider the severity of his service-connected migraine headache disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches due to Gulf War hazards as due to an undiagnosed illness is not reopened and denied.,Service connection for COPD is granted, with the condition related to environmental exposure during military service. The claim for service connection for abnormal liver disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for increased rating for back disorder was also denied as the evidence did not show a chronic disability in service or establish that any current condition is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic urticaria and residuals of a right orbital bone fracture have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, these claims remain denied as there is no established link between the conditions and service.,Claims for migraine headaches and rhinitis (secondary to service-connected fracture of the nose) are also denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are characterized as prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a higher 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is rated at 10 percent, but no more. The lumbar strain and bilateral knee disorders are each rated at 10 percent.,PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to January 31, 2014, with the possibility of an increased rating from that date onwards.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various psychiatric, hearing, back, hypertension, migraine headaches, tinnitus, shoulder, frostbite, circulatory problems, lymphadenopathy and TBI disorders have been reopened. However, the claims remain denied as there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and scheduling examinations to assess the Veteran's conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disorder, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, residuals of a right hip fracture, chronic kidney disease, and migraine headaches. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including residuals of clival meningioma and related conditions, are being remanded due to her failure to report for a VA examination.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability is not service-connected.,Her left and right knee disabilities are not service-connected.,Her back and neck disabilities are not service-connected.,Her respiratory, cardiovascular, GERD, benign neoplasm/lipoma removal, and migraines are not service-connected.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed for his claim of an increased evaluation for bilateral tinnitus. His claim to reopen a service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted, but the Board must remand all other issues due to new evidence received since the last final denial in 2004.

The Veteran's benign essential tremor of the left upper extremity, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and a chronic headache disorder are all granted service connection due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The cervical spine disability claim is being reopened, but further examination and opinion are needed regarding the right upper arm/shoulder disability, myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), and migraines.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back condition, bilateral knee condition, muscle condition, and headaches as there is no evidence showing that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a total right knee arthroplasty, degenerative disc disease of the lower back, hypertension, migraine headaches (secondary to tinnitus), and depressive disorder secondary to degenerative disc disease was granted. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the petition to reopen.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for cluster headaches and PTSD, as well as the effective dates for service connection and TDIU, were denied.,A 50% rating was maintained for cluster headaches, with no extraschedular consideration.

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

The Board has granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD, a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities, and denied service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.