Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for TMJ and migraines requires additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service, including seizure disorder and headaches. The Veteran's claims were denied.

The Veteran's headache disorder is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's missing teeth are not service-connected for compensation purposes due to the absence of loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible, and because his teeth were already missing prior to service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for headaches, due to an undiagnosed illness is being remanded for further development and examination.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence and unclear diagnoses.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine the etiology of the Veteran's migraines, including whether they are related to her service-connected status post concussion and if they were aggravated by a 2002 injury.

The Veteran's migraine headaches had their onset in service and are considered to be directly related to his military service, warranting service connection.

The Veteran's tension headaches were found to have started in service and he was granted service connection. For his acquired psychiatric disability, the Board determined that a rating of 50% is warranted based on occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of right ear hearing loss, granted a 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus, denied an initial compensable rating for the right fourth metacarpal fracture, and denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches.

The Veteran is entitled to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, effective January 26, 2007.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 50% evaluation beginning December 10, 2008. The earlier period from September 10, 2007 through December 9, 2008 was evaluated at 30%.

The Veteran's claims for headaches and PTSD have been partially granted, with some issues being denied. The effective date of the TDIU award is January 5, 2009.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches. The right eye disorder issue is pending as it relates to secondary service connection and consideration of a specific statute.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and a disorder of the penis is granted. The effective date will be determined based on the evidence provided.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule him for a videoconference Board hearing at the RO.

The Board has granted service connection for TMJ dysfunction and GERD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.

The Board found that the Veteran's blackouts and headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and service connection may not be presumed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and a chronic headache disorder, to include migraines, are being remanded due to the need for further development of her medical records and examination.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain another VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's PTSD claim, as well as updated treatment records from the Biloxi VAMC. The headaches claim will also be remanded for issuance of a statement of the case.