Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's headaches are found to have onset during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain outstanding treatment records and conduct additional examinations. The claims for initial compensable rating for status post macroprolactinoma and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for headaches will be readjudicated based on the evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and vertigo, finding that these conditions are not related to his active duty service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for some issues and denied or not addressed for others. The skin disorder claim was reopened, tension headaches were service connected, the eye injury residuals issue was withdrawn by the Veteran, TBI residuals are not service connected, right lumbar radiculopathy is service connected, and the neck scar disability has a 50% rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing at the Togus, Maine RO. The issues include increased evaluations for left wrist fracture and gastritis, service connection claims for sleep apnea, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, hypertension, migraines, and weight gain.

The Veteran seeks service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected eye disabilities. The Board has ordered additional development, including a new examination and opinion from the examiner who conducted the May 2010 VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is service-connected as a result of active duty during the Persian Gulf War. The right ankle disability has been granted, but no compensable rating was assigned.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a new examination to assess his need for a powered mobility device.

The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches have been rated at 30 percent since June 1, 2010. The effective date for this rating is now set to June 1, 2010.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, PCT, migraine headaches, GERD, and fatty liver have been granted.

The Veteran's headaches were not rated higher than noncompensable prior to May 19, 2010. From May 19, 2010, the Veteran was granted a 50% rating for his headaches. The claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Board finds that the reduction from a 30 percent to a 10 percent rating for service-connected posttraumatic migraines was not proper, as the evidence does not show an actual improvement in the Veteran's condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss warrants a 20 percent rating. The claim for increased tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to decision. Service connection for low back disability, headaches, knee disabilities, hypertension, and shoulder disabilities have been established based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have resulted in very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability since November 13, 2010. As a result, the Veteran is now assigned a maximum disability rating of 50 percent for her migraines.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and headaches were not found to be related to service or service-connected conditions. The Board denied the claims for these disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a lumbar spine disability previously characterized as a back strain and granted service connection. The Veteran's cervical spine disability, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and vision disability are not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist disability, chronic sinusitis, and headaches secondary to sinusitis are all related to service. The Veteran's current conditions have been established as a result of injuries sustained during his military service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches with nosebleeds are manifested by prostrating attacks occurring on average of once a month over several months, and the criteria for an initial rating of 30 percent have been met.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were incurred in service and are currently manifested.,While the current low back disability is not shown to have had its onset during service, it is related to a pre-existing condition aggravated by service.