Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for a Board video-conference hearing at the El Paso VA facility as soon as possible after April 2015. The Veteran requested additional time due to obtaining new evidence and wishes to attend his hearing at the El Paso VA facility.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a statement of the case on the issue of service connection for tension headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, back disability, stomach disability, left shoulder disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability have been reopened. The evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for a disability manifested by chest pain has also been reopened. The evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether this condition is related to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be related to his service experience in Beirut, Lebanon. Service connection for this condition is granted.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with migraine headaches and these are considered incurred during service.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service-connected headaches and any claimed disabilities secondary to his in-service traumatic brain injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence, including the need for additional medical opinions and a Statement of the Case on tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection for tension headaches is denied, but his TDIU claim is granted. The effective date of the TDIU rating will be assigned by the Director of Compensation and Pension Services.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected hypertension and syncope episodes, which may impact his ability to work.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, asthma, lumbosacral strain, right quadriceps strain, hemorrhoids, left bunion with pes planus, and other conditions. The claims are being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current disabilities, including his head injuries and psychiatric conditions, are not etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims.

For the entire rating period from March 19, 2008, the Veteran's post-concussive headaches have been rated at 50% due to very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks of headache pain that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for migraine headaches and granted it, finding that the Veteran's current headache disability had its onset during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Migraine Headaches were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support the Veteran's claims, including lack of diagnosis during service or a link between current symptoms and service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA social and industrial survey to assess employment capacity and a VA examination by a physiatrist to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing. The claims of service connection for migraine headaches, major depressive disorder, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine with musculoskeletal strain of the lumbosacral spine, and musculoskeletal strain of the cervical spine with degenerative changes are still pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's service connection claims, including obtaining his service personnel records and arranging for a VA examination of his claimed migraines.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, but further development is needed to determine his employment status and the impact of these conditions on his ability to work.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to her service-connected seizure disorder. The case is now being returned to the RO for additional development and re-adjudication.