Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran seeks service connection for headaches, blurred vision, dizziness, and left facial neuralgia allegedly related to a lateral pharyngeal abscess during service. The Board has ordered additional development including obtaining in-service medical records and arranging VA examinations.

The Veteran's timely Substantive Appeal allowed for the reopening of his claims and granted him increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and cervical strain, effective from October 6, 2009.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that there is a 50 percent or better probability that his current headaches are etiologically related to his active service, including his in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sinus headaches are not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head injury, but remands it to obtain a clarification on the VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between his current headaches and in-service head injury.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right leg/knee disability and chronic headaches to include migraines are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's TBI and migraine headaches have not been shown to result in prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months, thus preventing her from receiving a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder, claimed as secondary to tinnitus, is being remanded due to outstanding VA and private medical records needing to be obtained.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including bilateral upper extremity and left lower extremity numbness, were denied. The Board found that there was no competent evidence of a current disability related to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new Board hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, but the preponderance of the evidence reflects that the headaches do not produce severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disorders was denied because she failed to report for a necessary VA examination without providing good cause.

The Veteran's headaches with dizziness and skin rash conditions are found to be related to his service, including combat exposure in Vietnam. The Board grants the Veteran's claims for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, diarrhea, hair loss, fatigue, a sleep disorder, and joint and muscle pain due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected headaches warrant a noncompensable disability rating, as his condition is characterized by purely subjective complaints of mild headaches that do not meet the criteria for more severe evaluations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's muscle contraction headaches are proximately due to or the result of her service-connected carcinoma of the right breast and adenocarcinoma of the cervix, granting service connection for these headaches.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service treatment records and potential need to provide notice regarding alternative sources of evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, nor are he bedridden or housebound. Therefore, his claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and headaches. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his active military service.