Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board finds that the Veteran's migraine disorder was incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervicogenic and tension headache disorder had its onset during service and persists, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA medical examination and updating the claims file with any relevant treatment records.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation as they have been characterized as occurring less frequently than once a month and not resulting in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional service treatment records and VA/Tricare treatment records, as well as for further examinations of his bilateral hearing loss, lumbar strain, muscle tension headaches, left knee strain, and right knee strain. The claims will be reviewed again after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal for higher initial ratings for migraine headaches has been withdrawn. The remaining claims of entitlement to higher initial ratings for mechanical lower back syndrome, and right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are remanded for additional development.

The Board has denied the appellant's request to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for PTSD, finding that new and material evidence has not been presented.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist is currently rated at 10 percent, which does not meet his claim for a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disorder and residuals of a stroke, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected GERD. The Board denied service connection for dizziness, as there is no evidence linking this condition to service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records, provide a PTSD examination, and schedule another VA examination regarding his headaches.

The Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to in-service noise exposure. Headaches have not been linked to service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for malaria and migraines. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to determine if he currently suffers from these conditions, as well as whether they are related to his military service or any other relevant factors.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches did not have clinical onset in service and are not otherwise related to active duty, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently evaluated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues being inextricably intertwined, specifically the issue of service connection for a cervical spine disability. The Veteran's chronic headache disability is claimed as secondary to his cervical spine strain.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an enlarged prostate was denied, while he was granted service connection for a neurological disorder (claimed as migraines and aura). The decision is mixed because one issue was granted and the other was denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings for headaches and herniated nucleus pulposus and degenerative disc disease with spondylosis of the cervical spine.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches, skin disorder other than urticaria (claimed as dry scalp, skin rash with swelling and chicken skin), and right ear hearing loss were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches has been withdrawn. The issues of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for alopecia and to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine with lumbar spine scoliosis are remanded.