Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded by the Board. The issues include high blood pressure, tinnitus, migraine headaches, seizure disability, hallux valgus (left foot), and adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

The rating for mood disorder with depressive features was restored from noncompensable to 50 percent effective May 1, 2013. Service connection was granted for sleep apnea and headaches but denied for high cholesterol and elevated liver enzymes.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for headaches and a higher disability rating for cervical myositis.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and he has been granted a TDIU rating due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found the evidence does not support a higher rating for PTSD or an increased rating for other conditions.

The Board has restored the Veteran's prior 100% rating for IgA nephropathy and nephrotic syndrome with hypertension, hematuria, and headaches, status post right kidney transplant from August 1, 2013.

The Veteran's costochondritis has been granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher.,The Veteran’s bilateral hallux valgus is not rated as equivalent to amputation and thus does not warrant a compensable rating.,The Veteran’s migraines are currently evaluated at non-compensable (zero percent) due to the frequency of attacks.

The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal. The claims were not substantiated.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for left ankle injury, left leg condition, and head trauma with migraines are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that was not previously considered.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of his claim. The Veteran's hemorrhoids do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to November 3, 2014.

The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for gout is denied.,The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and headaches are granted.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and granted them. The claims for back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability were not reopened.

The Veteran's headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.,The scars from meningitis are currently rated at 10 percent and no higher rating is granted as they do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tension headaches are related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

Service connection for tinnitus and headaches has been granted.,Effective dates have not yet been determined for the lumbar spine disability, left ear hearing loss, or psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, PTSD, and headaches have been denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for hemorrhoids and bilateral plantar fasciitis are set at May 8, 2015. The Veteran is granted a 10 percent evaluation for his hemorrhoids but not for his bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, as he has continued to work throughout the appeal period.

The Veteran's claims for glaucoma, sinus disorder (to include rhinitis), respiratory disorder (to include asthma), hypertension, and headaches were denied.,An effective date prior to May 30, 2014 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of a headache disability, and the right shoulder disability was rated at 20 percent, which is the highest rating available under VA regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected arthritis of the lumbar and cervical spine, as well as his right ankle disability, costochondritis, sinusitis, and headaches have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and lumbar spine, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his in-service injuries. Service connection was denied for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (likely depression or PTSD), and a sleep disorder.