Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, evaluation of depressive disorder and PTSD have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's postoperative headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, effective from November 3, 2010. The rating is based on the average of at least one prostrating attack per month.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, asthma, left foot disability, and migraine headaches have been remanded due to the need for additional evaluations. The increased rating claims for right knee disorder and left knee disorder are also remanded.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for kidney cancer, presumptively related to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, is granted.,Service connection for headaches is denied.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and headaches as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the Veteran did not provide evidence that they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues, including service connection for migraines, vision loss in the right eye, left ear hearing loss, head injury, and PTSD. The claims are remanded due to incomplete records and need further examination.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his left little finger disability is denied as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.,The Board finds that additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran’s right thumb injury, TBI, tinea versicolor, eye injury, right leg injury, prostatitis, back injury, residuals of deviated septum surgery, sleep apnea, and bronchitis are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include residuals of smallpox vaccination, sinusitis with chronic headaches and sinus infection, and a gastrointestinal disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right leg numbness was denied. The Veteran's migraines were granted a 50% rating, and her PTSD with panic disorder and agoraphobia; military sexual trauma (MST), to include an adjustment disorder was granted a TDIU due to the severity of her symptoms.

This decision remands three issues: entitlement to an increased rating for hypotonic rectal sphincter with anal seepage, PTSD, and chronic occipital headaches. The Veteran's service connection is established but the ratings are not appropriate.,PTSD was rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.,Hypotonic rectal sphincter with anal seepage has been rated at 30 percent since January 27, 2009. The evidence does not support a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.,Chronic occipital headaches have not yet received a rating.

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches is remanded. The claim for a higher rating for MDD, earlier effective date for radial neuropathy of the right wrist, and increased rating for a right leg disability are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, sleep apnea, sinusitis, headache disorder, and respiratory disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record.

Your claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional records from your National Guard service and private treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's other claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for GERD, headaches, and lumbosacral spine disability were denied. The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for prostate cancer was granted.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of this decision.,The Veteran's right knee DJD and left knee DJD prior to February 21, 2017 are both rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's left knee DJD after April 1, 2018 is denied as there is no evidence of chronic residuals.

The Board has remanded 12 issues related to service connection and evaluations for various conditions, including headaches, allergies, erectile dysfunction, cervical disorders, neurological disorders, hearing loss, and back pain. The remand is due to the need to obtain VA treatment records from San Juan VAMC.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, sleep apnea, and right eye vision loss due to in-service right zygoma fracture are remanded. The Veteran also has a current diagnosis of hepatitis C which is the subject of an independent medical examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for migraine headaches is dismissed. The issue of service connection for residuals of nasal polyp surgery is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal was remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence. The issues of increased ratings for headaches, right shoulder disability, and lumbar spine disability are now pending.