Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 18, 2010.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right eye and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for service-connected migraine and tension headaches due to traumatic brain injury.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 50 percent, the highest available rating under DC 8100, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for an increased rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches, and the Board is dismissing this issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to April 9, 2008 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with cognitive and mood disorder features, migraines, and traumatic brain disease.

The Board found that the reduction of the disability evaluation for service-connected PTSD with cognitive disorder from 50% to 30%, effective April 6, 2009, was proper. The Veteran's cognitive impairment symptoms were considered as part of his TBI residuals and assigned a single 70% rating.

Your appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for scheduling a videoconference or Travel Board hearing at your local RO. The case will be processed accordingly.

The Veteran's migraines were not prostrating and did not result in severe economic inadaptability during the period from August 4, 2010 to September 8, 2010. Therefore, a higher evaluation was denied for this period.

The Board has granted service connection for a right eye disability and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left eye disability (loss of vision).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected left ear tympanic membrane rupture is rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 6211, and therefore a compensable rating is denied. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for recurrent headaches is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining STRs and seeking VA medical opinions to address the etiology of various conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches due to additional development being required.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis of all toenails. The effective date for the 10 percent rating for tinea cruris is set at May 9, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and examinations.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU and his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is service-connected, and he receives a 50% rating for his migraine headaches. The hearing loss and GERD issues are remanded.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, effective July 29, 2008. The Veteran's left facial nerve paresthesia is not manifested by moderate incomplete paralysis of a cranial nerve and thus does not warrant a higher rating. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case to schedule a VA examination for the Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy and to issue a Statement of the Case on all issues found denied in the July 2012 and October 2012 rating decisions.