Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran is diagnosed with tension headaches that are etiologically related to active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran does not have a chronic disorder manifested by bilateral knee disability, right sciatica, or headaches. The Board finds that the claims for these conditions must be denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not service connected due to lack of evidence showing a direct link between his in-service head injury and current symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which is secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches, has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and TMJ disorder do not warrant a compensable rating at any time during the period covered by this appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently rated at 10 percent, but the evidence does not show that they meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating of 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to the need for a VA examination and the obtaining of relevant medical records.

The Board has determined that there is a need to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examinations in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current headaches and psychiatric disability are not related to his service, specifically the physical altercation in 1986. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, initial compensable evaluation prior to June 23, 2008, for bilateral hearing loss, increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss from June 23, 2008 to May 28, 2009, and evaluations in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion and extension of the right knee were all denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, bilateral stress fractures of the lower extremities, and migraine headaches as there is no competent evidence demonstrating current disabilities related to these conditions that may be linked to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional evaluation of his shrapnel scar and headaches, as well as consideration of a separate compensable rating for headaches.

The Board found that the appellant's daily migraines, which are completely prostrating and prolonged, meet the criteria for a 50% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8100. The claim is granted as there is no evidence of an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches were rated at 30% prior to May 28, 2009 and increased to 50% effective from that date. The current rating is the highest available under applicable schedular criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches and sinusitis are proximately due to, the result of, or chronically aggravated by his service-connected nasal deformity with nasal airway obstruction.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches, including as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. The Board dismissed the appeal due to this withdrawal.

The Veteran seeks service connection for headaches, which he asserts are related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus. The Board has determined that additional development is required due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the headaches are caused or aggravated by the service-connected conditions.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with cervicalgia and headaches. The Board has determined that additional development, including obtaining MEB records and VA examinations, is necessary to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.