Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The appeals are remanded to further develop and consider these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected headaches secondary to residuals from traumatic brain injury, and for obtaining all outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for a kidney disorder and found that the Veteran's headaches warrant a rating higher than 10 percent. The appeal is remanded to obtain private treatment records from neurosurgeons Dr. W.C. and Dr. P., and to provide an updated VA medical examination.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be proximately due to her service-connected myofascial pain syndrome, right upper back. As such, the Board grants service connection for headaches.

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for his service-connected conditions have been granted and are set at 10 percent each, effective the day after his discharge from active service in April 2008.

The Veteran's recurrent sinusitis with headaches was found to have begun during active service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for hemorrhoids was denied. The sinus disorder and headache claims are also addressed, but the decision is pending as it relates to other issues.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently rated at 50% effective from November 5, 2011. This is the maximum schedular rating available for this disability.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, remains pending.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the highest possible rating under the applicable criteria. His service-connected IBS is rated at 30 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability, finding that the Veteran's current headaches are related to his in-service injury. The claim of reopening was also granted.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed and the appeal must be remanded for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new examination regarding his headaches, and additional medical records are requested. The issues of service connection for left ankle, left hip, and right hip disabilities as well as TDIU remain pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Board video conference hearing. The issues of service connection remain pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear was denied as there is no current diagnosis of a hearing loss disability. The claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety and depression, and headaches were not addressed due to their interrelated nature.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disorder, finding that his headaches did not manifest in active service and were not otherwise etiologically related to his active service. The Board also found that his headache disorder was not caused by any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of migraine headaches and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right great toes have been granted, with effective dates set at June 17, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for lumbar strain and compression fracture, prostate hypertrophy, urinary incontinence (secondary to prostate condition), bilateral knee condition, angina pectoris, hypertension, and seizures were all denied as not supported by evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, right arm condition, right shoulder condition, back condition, bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy, bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy, and headaches have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for reopening his previously denied claim. The evidence received since the January 1991 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied service connection for various symptoms, including shortness of breath, nightmares and twitching in sleep, mood swings, cold or night sweats, short term memory loss, headaches, fast heart beat, chest tightness or chest pain, joint pain and stiffness, sporadic pain, burning skin and feet, loss of vision, excessive fatigue, and lightheadedness. The Board found that these conditions were not due to undiagnosed illnesses in service.