Migraines & headaches Board decisions

Service connection is granted for migraine headaches. Service connection is remanded for traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to her service-connected disabilities, including lumpectomy of the right breast, scar residuals, radiculopathy, headaches, and TMJ syndrome. The Board has determined that additional development is needed for these claims due to incomplete medical records and the need for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for a headache condition, finding that the Veteran's current headaches are not related to an in-service injury or event.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection of a left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, and visual impairment are not properly before it due to remand requirements. The effective dates for these issues remain pending.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, resulting in severe economic inadaptability. An initial 50 percent rating is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines, finding that the Veteran's current migraine headaches had their onset during his period of active duty. However, the Board denied service connection for a neck condition as secondary to his service-connected right ankle injury due to lack of medical evidence supporting such a relationship.

The Veteran's PTSD, sleep apnea, migraines, left ankle strain, tinnitus, hypertension, costochondritis, allergic rhinitis, and left foot plantar fasciitis are all rated at the maximum schedular ratings. The Veteran's Restless Leg Syndrome is rated as 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis and migraine headaches, which are currently service connected. The case is sent back for further examination.

The Veteran's decompression sickness with neurological residuals and headaches are being remanded for additional examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the service connection issues due to conflicting medical opinions. The Veteran's TBI and its effects on his chronic fatigue, headaches, and psychiatric disabilities are in question.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been reopened, but denied due to lack of evidence supporting the claims. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted and others are denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records, including missing service treatment and personnel records. The case will be returned for further investigation.

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis exposure, head injury residuals (including headaches and stitches to eyebrow), back condition, and neck condition. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a current disability or a link between the conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, right foot disability, left foot disability, and chronic ear infections due to inadequate VA examinations and other procedural deficiencies.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50% since the claim was filed, and other service connection claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for inclusion body myositis, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraine headaches due to potential issues with audiometric testing and need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia due to Gulf War service, but remanded the issue of service connection for a headache disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his xerosis, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, right knee disability, and headache.

This decision grants service connection for degenerative joint disease and spondylosis of the cervical spine, degenerative joint disease, chronic discopathy, and osteoarthritis of lumbar spine and chronic thoracic myalgia concomitant with degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine, headaches, and paresthesias of the left thigh, all secondary to service-connected left inferior pubic stress fracture.,This decision also grants an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD and depressive disorder.

The Veteran's right knee meniscal tear, chondromalacia, and arthritis were granted service connection. Headaches were also granted service connection. The Veteran was awarded a rating of at least 20 percent for recurrent subluxation of the left knee effective July 22, 2010, due to painful motion. For status post left tibial plateau fracture with left knee chondromalacia patella, an evaluation of at least 10 percent is warranted effective July 22, 2010.