Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining STRs and a VA examination.

The Veteran does not have any of the claimed disabilities, and there is no evidence that these conditions are related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for back disability and an increased rating for TBI with migraines, but granted a noncompensable initial rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, as well as his chronic headaches, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video conference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection, including examinations and notice regarding certain aspects of her claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing new opinions on the etiology of her low back condition, right upper extremity numbness, and headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders, back disorder, Dupuytren's contractures of both hands, breathing disorder, dysphagia, headaches, leg and foot disorders, as well as liver disorder. The highest rating assigned was 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Veteran is granted service connection for migraines and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder and an anxiety not otherwise specified with depressed mood. The claim of service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to August 11, 2010 for service connection of migraine headaches and major depressive disorder are denied as there is no earlier date of claim or entitlement.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the withdrawal of his appeal for PTSD and other issues will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied by the RO prior to January 7, 2011. The Board has now remanded the case due to a lack of evidence assessing his employability prior to that date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease, and thus could not establish service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for headaches, nausea, nosebleeds, insomnia, dizziness, and memory loss due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The Veteran's account of an in-service head injury was found not credible.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no effective dates or ratings were granted.

The Board found that the Appellant's tension headaches were incurred during INACDUTRA service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's dependent son, D.M., was recognized for the first time on August 20, 1999. The effective date of additional pension and compensation for D.M. is September 1, 1999.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot disorder due to new and material evidence. However, further development is required regarding the underlying service connection claims, as well as the right foot and headaches claims.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected tension headaches is being remanded due to the need for further development and examination.