Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his knee and foot conditions, as well as asthma. The Board has remanded these matters for further action.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently denied, but service connection for asthma has been granted. The left knee disability remains at a noncompensable rating and the scars of both feet are rated as 10 percent each.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by chronic fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, significant impairment of concentration, muscle pain, joint pain, headaches, and uveitis. The appeal is dismissed without prejudice regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 27, 2012 for service connection of scars and facial neuropathy are granted. The initial disability ratings assigned remain unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and migraine headaches, both found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The effective date of non-hodgkins lymphoma/mycosis fungoids remains at March 20, 2012, as requested by the Veteran in his notice of disagreement. The TDIU claim is remanded for further development.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Veteran's TBI is rated at 70 percent disabling for the entire appeal period, and he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disorder, finding that the Veteran's headaches had their onset in service. The issues of an increased rating for PTSD and left Achilles tendonitis, as well as TDIU, are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and providing the Veteran with appropriate medical opinions regarding his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's headaches. The issues of service connection for residuals of a back injury and total left hip replacement for osteoarthritis are also being remanded.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic headache condition during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches. The sinus disorder claim was not addressed as it is unclear if this appeal was about service connection at all.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was received on August 25, 2009. It is at least as likely as not that an increase in the severity of the Veteran's migraine headaches was factually ascertainable on January 27, 2009, which is within the one-year period prior to the August 25, 2009 rating decision.

The Board has granted a grant of service connection for a right ankle disability on a secondary basis, increased the Veteran's migraine rating to 50 percent from April 20, 2009, and awarded TDIU based on his combined disability ratings.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claims for service connection for residuals of a partial abdominal hysterectomy, hypertension, and migraines. The Veteran's claimed conditions are not shown to be related to her military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a headache condition. The Veteran's claim of service connection for depression, as secondary to her service-connected disabilities, was denied.

The Board has granted reconsideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and bilateral hearing loss, finding that new evidence received since the August 1994 denial includes relevant official service department records not previously considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right leg disorder, left leg disorder, erectile dysfunction, bilateral knee disorder, diabetes mellitus, kidney disorder, headaches, eye disorder, heart disorder, prostate disorder, neurological disorder, and gastrointestinal disorders. The decision was based on secondary service connection.

The Veteran's headaches are not shown to meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations, as there is no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once in two months over the last several months.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested by prostrating headaches two to three times per month with nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. The Board finds that the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's sinus condition and depression are not service-connected.,Widespread arthritis is not service-connected. The Veteran has a painful, superficial scar from the forehead laceration.