Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's current hip bursitis, headaches, and motion sickness are not related to his in-service motor vehicle accident or service in any other way.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, entitlement to service connection for positional vertigo (dizziness) secondary to bilateral hearing loss, entitlement to service connection for headaches secondary to bilateral hearing loss, and entitlement to service connection for skin condition to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including for a VA examination to assess the severity of his right hip and traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the initial ratings of chronic fatigue syndrome with immune dysfunction and chronic headaches before a decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran's cervicogenic headaches have been rated at 50 percent disabling, the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 for very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's migraine headaches, keratoconus, and exercise induced asthma are all rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations. The Veteran is also granted TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed cardiac disability, left ear hearing loss, or disabilities manifested by headaches, arthralgias and body joint popping. The examiner found no medical nexus between these conditions and his inservice complaints.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fatigue and headaches are not service-connected as they do not meet the criteria for service connection under direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's musculoskeletal disability, to include polymyalgia rheumatica, and migraine headaches are not related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for Reynaud's disease and continued denial of service connection for reactive arthritis. The Veteran's sinus headaches were rated at 10 percent, but the allergic rhinitis was not compensable.

The Veteran's appeal involves three issues: effective dates for service connection, TDIU, and DEA eligibility. The case is being remanded to obtain the Veteran's VA Vocational Rehabilitation folder and issue a supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches was dismissed as there is no longer a case or controversy with respect to this issue. The claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral pleural calcifications, with bilateral diaphragmatic calcifications remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected conditions, including headaches with facial numbness, cervical spine DDD, thoracolumbar spine DDD, hemorrhoids, left knee chondromalacia, and right knee chondromalacia. The appeals were based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches is granted as the evidence shows a continuity of symptoms since service and treatment shortly after separation.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her active duty service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were manifested by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring, on average, more frequently than once a month prior to March 19, 2012. The Board found that the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 are met for this period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of TBI, with headaches, is service connected as a result of in-service head injuries.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple joint pain, OSA, headaches, neck disability and right knee disability were denied as they are not related to service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been granted.,Her claim for an increased evaluation for her stress reaction of the right talus and fibula was denied.