Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing headaches and blackouts were not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection. However, new evidence has been submitted suggesting a possible aggravation of these conditions during service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and arranging for new VA examinations to address the claims of hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraines prior to September 1, 2009 is remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records. The TDIU issue remains on appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, headaches, sleep apnea, carpal tunnel syndromes, hemiplegia, polyneuropathy, and cerebrovascular disease. The decision is based on a lack of current disability as defined by VA standards.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for hypothyroidism, to reopen his headache disability claim, and for service connection for radial nerve impairment of the left upper extremity and mitral insufficiency.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding service connection for traumatic brain injury and headaches. As a result, the Board is dismissing these issues.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are rated at the highest possible initial rating of 50 percent, effective October 31, 2010, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for cluster headaches on an extraschedular basis, finding that his symptoms were not marked enough to interfere with employment beyond severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current dental disability for which service connection may be granted, and his headaches are not related to service or a service-connected condition. Therefore, both issues of service connection have been denied.

The Board found that the February 1994 rating decision denying service connection for hypertension, left lower extremity weakness, low back pain, hearing loss, cervical spine disability, depressive disorder, and headaches was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the increased ratings for convulsive headaches and right ankle disability, expressing satisfaction with the granted evaluations.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches. The Veteran's vision problems, including glaucoma suspect, pseudotumor cerebri, pseudopapilledema, and dry eye, are not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep difficulties (nightmares) has been dismissed as the claim was resolved in a September 2014 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to address the etiology of his recurrent episodes of headaches, nausea, and loss of consciousness.

The Board has remanded the cases for issuance of a statement of the case as to whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for a cervical spine disability, entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability, entitlement to service connection for a traumatic brain injury with residual headaches, and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or on account of being housebound.

The Veteran's claims for initial increased disability ratings for urinary dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, headaches, right hip sacroiliac joint dysfunction with limitation of abduction and extension, left hip sacroiliac hip dysfunction with limitation of adduction and flexion, as well as recognition of his daughters J.G. and S.G. as helpless children prior to their 18th birthdays have been granted.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen any of the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection, including those for a spinal disorder, headaches, PTSD, fibromyalgia, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including migraine headaches and white matter disease, are not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased rating for migraine headaches and service connection for sleep apnea. The right hip disability claim was reopened, but denied as there is no current diagnosed right hip disability.