Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining medical records and a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and initial rating for migraine headaches were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a hearing loss disability or establish service connection for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no jurisdiction remains for the claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of TBI, including post-concussive headaches, were incurred in active service and grants this claim.

The Veteran's headaches with intermittent dizziness are service-connected as they are related to his service-connected psychiatric disability. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at 50% prior to November 8, 2011, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims for service connection for headache and sinus disorders can be adjudicated.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability and granted service connection for headaches, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and right hip disability. The claims for an eye disability and hypertension were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and development of her claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to technical difficulties with producing a written transcript of the Veteran's October 2013 hearing. The Veteran is offered another hearing at his local RO.

The Veteran's service-connected TMJ is currently rated at 30 percent, which reflects the current level of disability and symptomatology. The rating criteria reasonably describe her condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and verifying stressors with the JSRRC. The VA will also schedule a neurological and mental health examination to assess any current conditions.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for migraine headaches and a stroke, as secondary to his migraine headaches. The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims can be fully adjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Kansas Medical Center on July 12, 2011 is granted due to the availability and capability of VA facilities in her area.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury (other than a rear scalp scar), chronic bilateral knee disability, fibromyalgia, and a chronic acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran was also denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability incurred as a result of a hysterectomy performed at a VA medical facility. Service connection was not granted for the rear scalp scar.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim as he is deceased.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability and migraine headaches are service-connected, with the latter being related to his military service. The skin disorder affecting the feet and back is not service-connected.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including PTSD and injuries sustained in Iraq, are denied as there is no current evidence of a psychiatric disability or any other claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the local RO in Huntington, West Virginia. The issues of service connection and disability ratings are pending.