Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected seizure disorder, and he is granted service connection for this condition. His gingival hyperplasia is not a compensable dental condition but meets the requirements for Class II(a) treatment purposes.

The Veteran's migrainous headaches are currently rated at 50% and his depression is rated at 70% since May 28, 2013. The appeal for an increased rating of depression remains pending.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent from October 2, 2013. The rating for hypertension remains noncompensable.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a TBI protocol examination and consideration of the amended regulations pertaining to TBI.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have consistently precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since February 2000, with the exception of a brief period in June 2010 to May 2012 when he was employed.

The Veteran's atypical headaches are characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50% disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected cervical spine, lumbar spine, and headache disabilities have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing at the VA RO in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Veteran's fractured right foot first metatarsal is currently rated as a noncompensable disability due to pain and soreness. The Board has granted a 10% rating for this condition.,The Veteran does not have a current right knee disability, left knee osteoarthritis, or respiratory/pulmonary disability that can be linked to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for a right leg disability examination and review of claims regarding service connection.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant is pending, and his service connection claim for a lumbar spine disability remains inapplicable as it is not related to the appeal of the housing grant. The Board has ordered remand for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected tension headaches was granted effective August 1, 2011. However, the Board found that he met the criteria for a 30% rating as of August 1, 2010.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches due to new and material evidence. However, the claims for increased ratings of hypertension and initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss remain denied as there is no established service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disorder and migraine headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current headaches are not related to his active duty service and have denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's tension headaches are related to service, but denied service connection for left knee arthritis as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year after discharge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran timely filed a substantive appeal for his claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD with night sweats, stress, helplessness, problems concentrating, depression and fatigue; headaches to include as secondary to PTSD; and sleep apnea to include as secondary to PTSD. As such, these claims are now ready for further adjudication.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, with the exception of the time period from March 26, 2012 to April 30, 2013 when he had a 100 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his depressive disorder and neck strain with degenerative changes, are found to be of sufficient severity to produce unemployability. However, the VA examiner did not make the ultimate determination of whether the combined impact of the Veteran's disabilities rendered him unemployable.