Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including additional VA examinations to evaluate the service-connected chondromalacia patellae of the right knee and migraine headaches, as well as to determine whether he has any residuals of traumatic brain injury. The case will be returned to the Board after these actions are completed.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 30 percent since January 31, 2013. His low back disability is currently rated as 20 percent disabling but the Board denied a higher rating.

The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is presumed to be related to his service in Vietnam, including his presence on the landmass of Vietnam. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for service connection under the presumption of herbicide exposure.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches are not addressed as they were remanded by the Board.

The Veteran's headaches were not found to be incurred in or aggravated by active military service. They are considered part and parcel of his already service-connected sinusitis with headaches, and thus secondary to that condition.

The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder and insomnia resulted in occupational and social deficiencies, warranting a 70 percent rating. His bilateral hearing loss is not compensable. The Veteran was granted service connection for his headache disability and right ankle disability but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including headaches, COPD and Pickwickian syndrome, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, arthritis of the neck, arthritis of the legs (claimed as knees), arthritis of the back, arthritis of the shoulders, an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic liver disease, and a heart condition. The claims were denied based on lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and awarded a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, effective from June 26, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hearing loss for VA purposes and therefore, service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The remaining issues on appeal are addressed below.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed conditions of hypertension, a psychiatric disability, headaches, and memory loss did not have their onset during any period of service or were caused by events in any period of service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, chronic pain syndrome, and a headache disorder due to additional development. The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any complaints or diagnoses related to these conditions. His current symptoms are attributed to his own statements.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected benign paroxysmal position vertigo (BPPV). The Board finds that the criteria for service connection for headaches have been met.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied her claim for direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic headaches are related to his in-service head injury and were incurred in the line of duty, thus granting service connection.

The Veteran's complaints of hair loss, joint and muscle pain in the biceps, diarrhea, and headaches have been found to be due to an undiagnosed illness manifesting during his service in Southwest Asia. As such, these conditions are granted as service connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, neck disability, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and acquired psychiatric disability. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a Gulf War examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for symptoms including vision impairment, loss of balance, headaches, dizziness, and memory problems related to injuries sustained during military service. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain clinical records from the Naval Hospital in Oakland and Travis Air Force Base.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's headaches are related to service or his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.