Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA medical records, scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches, and readjudicating the issue on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted effective April 10, 2002. The Board found that the evidence did not establish unemployability prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including VA examinations to evaluate the Veteran's cervical spine disability and its neurological manifestations. The claim is being returned to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for residuals of right thumb injury, finding that his symptoms are related to service. The claims for chronic headaches and right ear infection will be remanded for further development.

The Board found that the February 2002 rating decisions denying service connection for a knee disability and headaches were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The claims of reopening service connection for these conditions have been granted.

The Veteran was granted service connection for PTSD and migraine headaches. His PTSD is linked to in-service stressors, while his migraine headaches are found to have been aggravated by active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart condition, diagnosed as aortic atherosclerosis, is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.,However, there is no medical evidence to support the claim of secondary service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's GERD and headaches are related to his service, granting both claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination, including information on Social Security disability benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and potential changes in regulations regarding PTSD. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing records and an inadequate VA examination report.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder are related to his period of active service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Veteran's muscle tension headaches and migraines are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking them to his military service. His benign fasciculations, likely related to exposure to sarin gas during the Persian Gulf War, have been granted service connection. The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease is not service-connected as there is no evidence it was incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for headaches has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Veteran seeks service connection for residuals of a head injury, including headaches, memory problems, behavioral changes and OCD. The VA examiner concluded that the residuals could not be related to the head injury in service without resorting to speculation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current headache disorder is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected sinusitis, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and headaches are all denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to his active service.,There is no documentation that the Veteran was in Vietnam during his active service. The Board finds that he did not have any exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Korea.,The Veteran does not have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, or headaches that are related to his active service.

The Veteran's right mandible fracture is rated at 10 percent since October 26, 2004. He does not have loss of teeth or headaches that are service-connected.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have resulted in very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of residuals of a head and neck injury, headache disorder, or vision disorder that is related to military service. The Veteran's currently diagnosed conditions are considered to be unrelated to his active duty.