Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and stomach disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran does not have a chronic disability due to an undiagnosed illness secondary to service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War, and his symptoms are attributed to other causes.

The Veteran's headaches are found to have manifested during service and are considered a direct result of his military service. Service connection for psychogenic movement disorder is also granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability and has determined that his neurological deficiencies of the left and right lower extremities are related to his service-connected back disability. The appeal is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's PTSD has resulted in total social and occupational impairment since April 2010, warranting a 100% initial rating.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of TDIU, claiming she became disabled due to her service-connected migraines and lupus disabilities in February 2000. The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine when the Veteran first became unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches, skin condition, and fatigue/sleep disturbance are not due to an undiagnosed illness or any other service-connected condition. The claims for these conditions were denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for further action consistent with a Joint Motion for Remand, including consideration of an extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b)(1).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with a 100% rating effective January 23, 2007. Service connection was also established for hypertension and diabetes mellitus on the same date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current tension headaches, lung disease (shortness of breath), and sinus disease are related to his service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50% evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and headache disorder, finding no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing conditions or aggravation during service.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic recurrent headaches and denied service connection for memory loss as the evidence does not support a link to military service.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic depressive reaction with headaches and dizziness, as the claim was previously denied in July 1975. The Veteran's schizophrenia is not considered to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records from July 2011 onwards. The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and headaches will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues related to service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities, including post-traumatic headaches, trauma to the dorsolumbar region with myositis, and cervical spine injuries.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow disorder, migraine headaches, low back disorder, and residuals of venereal disease. The decision also noted that the Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, bilateral pes planus, left ankle disability, and sleep apnea were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have current disabilities related to these conditions as a result of service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been presented to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, but denied the claim as there was no medical evidence establishing a direct link between the Veteran's current headaches and his military service.