Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, hepatitis C with cirrhosis, sleep apnea, and a chronic headache disorder have all been granted. The conditions are considered to be directly related to his military service.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support a service connection for headaches, claimed as migraines or white foci of the brain, and denied the claim.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the initial rating for his right long finger disability and a higher rating after January 23, 2013 was denied by the Board.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the claims for service connection can be adjudicated.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, arthritis of the hips, arthritis of the knees, a sinus disability, a low back disability, and headaches. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was denied, and his claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches were found to have caused characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month prior to February 12, 2010. The Board granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for TBI-related conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional development of records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current migraine headaches and residuals of a broken rib are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, is found to be at least as likely as not caused by improper VA treatment in February 2002.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a neck or upper back disability, and a low back disability were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions. The claim for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of head trauma and facial injury, finding no current disabilities related to in-service injuries.

The Board finds that the cause of the Veteran's death is not related to his service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee arthritis.

The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of a head injury, including brain aneurysm, headaches, and ataxia, were not incurred in or related to active military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected due to noise exposure during active duty. Service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as migraine headaches, are denied. The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder is granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her service connection claims, including obtaining missing service treatment records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between her current conditions and active service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have begun during service and had been present since then. The skin disease, sinusitis with headaches, meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh, left inguinal hernia, hemorrhoids, right wrist disability, and impotence are all granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches, eye pain (manifested by ophthalmic migraines), and acquired psychiatric condition are all found to be related to her service-connected migraine headaches. The claim for an eye disability other than one manifested by eye pain is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical facet syndrome, headaches associated with the cervical spine disability, and low back disability do not render her unemployable.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to her service-connected disabilities, finding that she is capable of securing and following substantially gainful employment.