Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current, diagnosed seizure disorder and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations. The Veteran's son's helpless child status claim also requires further development.

The Board found no additional disability resulting from the Warfarin overdose and denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated as 10 percent disabling since January 26, 2009. The VA examiner found that the Veteran experiences characteristic prostrating attacks of migraines at least once a month over the last several months.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and headaches due to incomplete development of the record, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Murfreesboro, Tennessee VA Medical Center and any other relevant medical providers. The Veteran is also requested to provide information about all other medical providers who have treated him for his claimed disabilities since 1998.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and chronic headaches do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are related to service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate opinions and compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches and neck disorders are not causally or etiologically related to his time in service, including parachute jumps. The VA examiners concluded that there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, a blood disorder (alternatively diagnosed as mycoplasma infection), and fevers, high white blood cell counts, confusion, episodic decreases in blood pressure, red blotches on the skin, profuse perspiration, respiratory symptoms, and neurological symptoms, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness. The Veteran's headaches were not found to be related to his service.

The Veteran's muscle tension headaches have been rated as noncompensable prior to January 25, 2012 and rated at 30 percent thereafter. The Board has determined that the criteria for a higher rating of 30 percent are met.

The Veteran's claims for left knee disorder, headaches, hypertension, and joint pain of the lumbar spine and left shoulder were denied as they are not shown to be related to service or any incident thereof.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder and headache disorder are related to her active duty service, warranting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have not been manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, thus the claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD, residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right elbow, and traumatic brain injury have been withdrawn. The Board finds that his current rating for right sural nerve neuropathy is appropriate at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 21, 1993 for a 30 percent rating for post-concussive syndrome with post-traumatic headaches was denied. The claims regarding CUE in the May 1956 and June 1958 decisions were also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected headache disability is manifested by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months, warranting a 10 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for right index finger fracture residuals and assigned a 10 percent rating. The Veteran's arthritis of the lumbar spine, headaches, and hypertension were all found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's depression, headaches, TMJ syndrome, and hemorrhoids have been rated based on their severity. The total hysterectomy is rated at the maximum available rating of 50 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues, and no specific rating or effective date has been assigned.