Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches were rated at 30 percent effective February 1, 2010. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating before or after this date.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches have worsened, and the evidence more nearly approximates characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once a month over the last several months beginning June 8, 2009. The Veteran is now rated at 30 percent for his service-connected posttraumatic headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records review. The issues of service connection for back disability, headaches, and erosive gastritis are pending.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for service connection on the merits. The RO found that there was no evidence to support the claimed conditions and that the existing evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of left parietal meningioma are service-connected due to exposure to carbon tetrachloride during his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, migraine headaches, and seizure disorder. The effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches was set at October 5, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including restless leg syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, sleep disturbances, headaches, hyperlipidemia/hypercholesterolemia, hypothyroidism, and Epstein-Barr virus are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of a current disability due to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied as there was no earlier formal or informal claim for the conditions listed.,An effective date of January 16, 1951 is granted for service connection for headaches.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is rated at 30 percent, but the Board found no evidence of more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The claims for PTSD, IBS, migraines, joint pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome with insomnia were not addressed as they are being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left elbow mass and migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and anxiety disorder, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service. The claims for body aches, joint and back pain, and fatigue have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination, including consideration of new evidence and regulations.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for headaches was denied, and his claim for severance of compensation for scars of the forehead and above the right eye was granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a concussion injury, manifested by balance problems, nausea and headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. McCracken.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities are of sufficient severity to prevent her from engaging in and retaining substantially gainful employment, thus granting TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital in August 2009 is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and seeking out private hospital records.

The Board has found no evidence of a service-connected disability for any of the conditions listed, including those related to mercury exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining treatment records and conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected vascular migraine headaches. The appeal is now being returned for review.

The Board found that there is no competent evidence linking headaches to service or tinnitus, and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to tinnitus.