Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's son, J.R., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18 due to various disabilities including learning disability, severe dyslexia, visual disorder, COPD with bronchial asthma attacks, and anxiety. The Board granted recognition as a helpless child.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder. The issues of service connection for a low back disability, bilateral pes planus, and migraines are remanded. The Veteran's claim for medical care under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 is dismissed as moot.

Service connection for major depressive disorder, headaches aggravated by tinnitus, and cervical spine disorder is granted. A 70% disability rating is assigned effective July 1, 2018.

The Board has remanded the claims for a neck disability and headaches due to insufficient medical opinions. The issues of TDIU prior to December 7, 2015 and an effective date for DEA are also being remanded as they may be impacted by the resolution of these service connection claims.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of degenerative osteoarthritis, bronchitis, seborrheic keratosis, a low back disorder, a rectal abscess status post excision, and headaches with dizziness have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded these issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for joint pain, sleep apnea, and tension headaches as they are not shown to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.,Specifically, the Veteran's joint pain was found not to have been incurred in service and is not attributable to any unidentified illness or medically unexplained multi-symptom illness resulting from his service.

The Veteran's right shoulder osteoarthritis, hypertension, GERD, and headaches on a secondary basis are now service-connected.,A 40% rating for degenerative arthritis and DDD of the thoracolumbar spine is granted.

The Veteran's TBI is rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available for this condition. The Board found that the Veteran's cognitive impairment, subjective symptoms, and emotional/behavioral dysfunction do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, service connection for hypertension, and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.

The Board has denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.

The Board has decided that service connection for a left knee disability is granted, but the decision on headaches remains pending and needs to be remanded.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's headaches are not shown to have characteristics of prostrating attacks, and thus do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, TBI, and headaches as secondary to TBI due to new evidence received. The Veteran's exposure during service is not specified.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for seizure disorder, headache disorder, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for the grants of service connection are being considered as well.

The Veteran's maxillary sinusitis with allergic rhinitis and sinus headaches are granted a 50% rating effective December 12, 2015. The claim of an initial compensable rating for nasal septal deviation is denied. The claim of entitlement to a higher rating for obstructive sleep apnea is denied. The claim of entitlement to a higher rating for tinnitus is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claims, particularly concerning his acquired psychiatric disability and service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received.,Service connection for dysthymic disorder was also denied as there is no evidence linking it to service. The Veteran’s current dysthymic disorder developed many years after discharge from service.,The Veteran's claim for increased rating of bilateral hearing loss prior to August 13, 2013 was not granted due to the lack of evidence showing an increase in severity since his last VA examination in December 2010. The Veteran is currently rated at 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss from that date.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss after August 13, 2013 was also denied as the evidence did not show an increase in severity beyond what was already considered. The Veteran is currently rated at 10 percent for his bilateral hearing loss.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was denied as he does not meet the required percentage ratings and there is no evidence showing that he cannot secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain, limitation of flexion is denied. A separate 20 percent disability rating for left knee strain, limitation of extension from September 29, 2015, through June 10, 2016, and a separate 10 percent disability rating for left knee strain, limitation of extension from September 20, 2018, are granted. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD claim is denied due to unverified stressors. The cataract, bilateral cortical and dermatochalasis claims are remanded for further development as they are inextricably intertwined with his tension headaches claim. The skin disability claim is also remanded for an examination regarding HPV.