Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an equipment malfunction during a prior hearing, and the Veteran is requested to provide a new travel board hearing.

The Veteran's chronic migraine headaches are productive of very frequent prostrating and prolonged attacks, resulting in severe economic inadaptability.,An acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) was not manifest during service or otherwise etiologically related to such service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, tinnitus, and an increased rating for PTSD were denied. The claim for headaches was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is also denied as the maximum schedular evaluation has been assigned.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims of shell fragment wound to the right side of the face and headaches, which may be related to his service during active duty training (ACDUTRA).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, left and right knee strains, fracture of the right jaw, right elbow tendonitis, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tension-type headaches as secondary to the service-connected degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine. The claim for pituitary adenoma with fatigue and blurred vision is still pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a headache disorder were denied as there is no probative evidence that the conditions are related to her military service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches prior to November 14, 2013 and in excess of 30 percent thereafter was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are caused or aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine disability. The claim will be further developed and readjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is being remanded due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his headaches, as well as whether they are related to his service-connected cervical strain with muscle spasm.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking the current bilateral hearing loss disability to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and confirming school/work absences. The Veteran's initial ratings for migraine headaches, seborrheic dermatitis, and right ankle sprain will be reviewed after these developments.

The Veteran's service-connected undiagnosed illness manifested by fatigue has not resulted in periods of incapacitation or symptoms requiring continuous medications for control.,The Veteran's service-connected undiagnosed illness manifested by headaches does not result in characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a scheduled video-conference hearing. The case is now pending and will be handled in an expeditious manner.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (Depressive Disorder), and chronic headaches were denied. The Board found no current diagnosed disabilities related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, qualifying for TDIU. The left flank scar is rated at 10 percent due to painful symptoms.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for cluster headaches and hemorrhoids before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches and fatigue are not related to an undiagnosed illness or any other service-connected condition, resulting in a denial of these claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral hearing loss disability, as well as an increased rating for migraine headaches. The Board dismissed these issues due to withdrawal.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety with depression, arthralgias of all joints, gastritis, GERD, and elevated liver enzymes due to fatty liver are found to be proximately due to the service-connected fibromyalgia. The claims for these conditions have been granted.