Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for hyposmia (loss of sense of smell) and sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's rhinitis caused or aggravated these conditions. The headaches issue is remanded for further development.

The Board finds CUE in the January 2006 rating decision denying service connection for tinnitus. The effective date is set at June 1, 2005. Service connection for tender and painful scars on the right upper extremity is granted. An increased evaluation to 30 percent for migraine headaches is granted.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have any chronic residuals of head trauma, to include migraines and dizziness, related to his head injury in active service. The VA examiner's opinion is more persuasive than the Veteran's statements regarding the connection between his current symptoms and the in-service head injury.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if he needs regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's right ankle disability, status-post fracture, has been rated at 20 percent since March 24, 2010. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects the severity of his condition based on limitation of motion and pain.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis as his combined rating is 40 percent, and he has not demonstrated that he is unemployable due to these conditions.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is currently rated at 30 percent, effective prior to April 3, 2013. After this date, the highest schedular rating available for his condition has been assigned.

The Board found that the Veteran's sinus or allergy disorder, which is manifested by headaches, was not incurred in service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing service treatment records and clarification of addendum opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed low back disability and headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities combine to make him unemployable, and the Board grants entitlement to TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a video conference hearing at the Montgomery, Alabama RO.

The Veteran's tachycardia, as likely as not, had its onset during a period of active service between March 2006 and May 2006. Service connection for tachycardia is granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic headaches, PTSD, and TBI were denied. The maximum schedular ratings have already been assigned for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of her neck disability and whether she is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities. The issues of service connection for gastrointestinal problems, concentration problems, sleep disturbances, headaches, skin rash, respiratory condition, mood changes, fatigue, and chronic PMS are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete or missing opinions in the Veteran's claims file, and for further examination of his sleep disorder and ability to work.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have service connection for headaches, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral leg neuropathy, a left ankle disability, hearing loss, or tinnitus due to his service. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings related to PTSD, TBI with chronic headaches, and lumbosacral strain. The Board finds that the withdrawal is valid.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to determine the current manifestations and severity of her service-connected encephalitis residuals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is moot due to a grant of service connection by the AMC in November 2011. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of an injury to the back of the head with headaches are being remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a hearing issue and will schedule a Travel Board hearing for the Veteran.