Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and the Veteran's request for a hearing. The claims of service connection for left knee surgery, left knee surgical scars, restless leg syndrome, and migraines are still pending.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his PTSD, tinnitus and headaches, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to her failure to appear at a previously scheduled hearing. The case will be rescheduled for another Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to unclear medical evidence and potential overlap with service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a separate rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy is denied as the evidence does not show that a compensable rating was warranted prior to February 24, 2011.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his left ankle disability and left foot disability are denied as there is no evidence of moderate or marked limitation of motion within one year prior to the date of receipt of his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an extraschedular evaluation in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches has been granted. The issue of TDIU was also granted, with the effective date being September 8, 2003.

The Veteran's service-connected IBS has been granted with a 10% evaluation, effective from April 28, 2009. The Veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss or migraine headaches that are service connected.

The VA determined that the Veteran's current headache condition is not related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's headache disorder is related to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for migraines and a skin disability have been withdrawn. The appeal for service connection for a low back disability and eye disability is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine is likely related to service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issues regarding headaches and migraines are addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are found to be related to his military service, specifically his deployment in Afghanistan. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, blood clots of the right leg, migraines, hemoptysis (claimed as blood in the sputum), and chondroma of the left ring finger, based on inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's headache disorder is found as likely as not being exacerbated by his service-connected hypertension, and the Board grants this claim of secondary service connection.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent disabling from August 25, 2011. His lumbosacral strain with osteophytosis is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected traumatic brain injury and tension headaches.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain service treatment records and other relevant medical records, as well as to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further adjudication.

The Veteran's tinnitus and headaches with dizziness are being remanded for additional development to clarify the etiology of these conditions, including whether they are related to service or other service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability, right wrist strain, right knee disability, staphylococcus infection, and left calf tear. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was not reopened, as no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the denial. Similarly, the claim for headache syndrome was also not reopened. However, the claim for a skin disability was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.