Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to unavailability of VA treatment records and need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions, including chronic headaches and acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service. The Board found that the Veteran does not have chronic disabilities of the left shoulder, right knee, or salivary gland.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to a head injury, should be remanded due to new VA treatment records being submitted since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Headaches (including Migraines) due to incomplete medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and headache disability are granted service connection. However, hypertension is denied as it did not manifest within one year of the Veteran's discharge from active duty.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches was granted. The appeal for syncope and a rating in excess of 30 percent for retro-bulbar neuritis, left eye, is withdrawn. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for depressive and anxiety disorders and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability and migraines have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea are granted. Headaches have been denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury with headaches, including associated symptoms such as blurred vision, dizziness, nausea, and sensitivity to light, is granted. The claim for service connection for the lumbar spine disorder is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for cluster headaches and remanded the issue of service connection for a skin disability, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, PTSD, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome have been remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Board found that new evidence related to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for fibromyalgia.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, right knee arthritis, degenerative arthritis and spondylosis of the lumbar spine, tension headaches, left knee condition, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The evidence did not establish a current disability or link to service.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical disorder, headaches, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and a respiratory disorder (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and emphysema) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran did not have a current disability that began during or was otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from Vet Centers and SSA examination reports. The issues of higher staged initial ratings for PTSD and TDIU prior to February 10, 2014 are inextricably intertwined.

The Board denied service connection for TMJ disorder and headaches as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's headaches are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board finds that they do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under VA's schedular guidelines.,The Veteran's bilateral visual field defects are currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board notes that his vision is better than 20/40 in each eye and does not warrant a higher rating based on visual acuity alone, but the remaining visual fields do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's schedular guidelines.,The Veteran’s posterior head numbness residuals are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that an examination is necessary to determine if there is any compensable symptomatology or impairment due to this condition.,The Veteran's right temporal/occipital stroke residuals are currently rated as 0 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to assess these residuals separately from his service-connected basilar tip aneurysm symptoms.,The Veteran’s TDIU rating claim is remanded due to its inextricability with the other issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia was denied as her condition is not etiologically related to any in-service incurrence. The Board also granted a TDIU prior to July 8, 2014 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities causing unemployability.