Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of migraine headaches and service connection for PTSD were denied. The Veteran was not diagnosed with PTSD, and the Board found that there was no evidence to support a stressor related to personal assault.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and is remanding the remaining issues of residuals of neck and back injuries, bilateral flat feet, and left foot bunion.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a hearing and clarifying the appellant's representation status.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at 30 percent since January 11, 2010. Prior to that date, the claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic headaches have not been productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, thus warranting a disability rating of 30 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits was denied as he did not file a timely application, and no new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability benefits records and verifying the appellant's periods of active and inactive duty for training in the Louisiana Army National Guard. The appellant will also be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he currently suffers from PTSD related to his credible stressor(s).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI and related symptoms is being remanded due to the need to obtain ship deck logs, VA outpatient records since July 2008, and additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum rating available. The Board found no additional functional impairment warranting an extra-schedular evaluation. For her service connection claim for memory loss, a VA examination was ordered to assess the existence and etiology of any such disability.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, and his service-connected sinusitis is rated as noncompensable. The appeal for higher ratings has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is pending, as the issue has not been adjudicated yet.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability evaluation for gastritis is pending, as the issue has not been adjudicated yet.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for migraine headaches, bilateral otitis externa, and malignant hypertension with hypertensive vascular disease were denied as the evidence did not show that his conditions warranted higher ratings.

The Veteran does not have a bilateral ankle disability, endometriosis, headaches, or lumbar spine disability that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active service. The Board finds no evidence to support these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and other conditions are not related to his service, including any potential nerve gas exposure in Iraq. The claims for service connection were denied.

The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's VA vocational rehabilitation folder and verifying her periods of INACDUTRA/ACDUTRA. A new VA examination is also needed to evaluate the severity of her migraines and determine if any current leg disability is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for further development of the record, including a VA examination to assess the current severity and manifestations of his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the etiology of his headaches and the current severity of his right eye disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for residuals of nasal fracture and deviated septum require additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.