Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination opinions regarding service connection for headaches and chronic fatigue syndrome. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's headaches and migraines were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and are not due to an undiagnosed illness as a result of service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were withdrawn, and her right knee degenerative joint disease was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification on whether claims for service connection for migraine headaches and hypertensive vascular disease are being raised, as well as scheduling a Board videoconference hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for restless leg syndrome, psychiatric disorder, sleep disturbance, headaches, hypothyroidism, and Epstein-Barr virus on the basis of presumptive service connection under the provisions for Veterans of the Persian Gulf War. The appeals were not granted.

The Veteran's initial ratings for coronary artery disease and migraines have been denied as his conditions do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board finds the Veteran's visual disorder not related to his active military service, but grants a 30 percent disability rating for post concussion headaches since April 17, 2012. The Veteran is entitled to a higher staged rating of 50 percent.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as new and material evidence was not provided to reopen the claims.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for headaches and blackouts that he believes are related to head trauma sustained during active duty. The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an examination to determine if these conditions are secondary to his in-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including migraines, left hip strain, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee degenerative joint disease, and cervical spine osteodegenerative disease. The Board has determined that further examination is needed to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and migraine headaches, finding that new evidence supports a reopening of the claim. The Board also found in favor of granting service connection for these conditions based on direct evidence showing their relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection has been denied as the earliest date of receipt of a claim is May 11, 2008.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The initial rating assigned for right calcaneal tendonitis was upheld, as was the denial of service connection for bilateral pes planus, sinusitis, bronchitis, left foot disability, and right foot disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for GERD and a headache disorder were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board found no evidence of a link between the Veteran's current cervical spine disability and chronic headaches and his military service, and denied both claims.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus. Headaches are found to be related to active service exposure. Bilateral hearing loss disability is found to be related to acoustic trauma during active service. Tinnitus is found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine the nature and cause of his claimed conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches did not have their clinical onset in service and are not otherwise related to any period of active duty or reserve service.,The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's low back disability was less likely than not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to address the severity of his migraine headaches, service connection for residuals of a stroke, and psychiatric disorders.