Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The Veteran's claims for service connection remain in appellate status.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be due to an undiagnosed illness incurred during service. However, his right arm atrophy is not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Veteran was granted a 10% rating for internal derangement of the left knee, but his other conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for migraine headaches, status post-operative Bartholin's gland cyst with bilateral marsupialization, and her current right leg strain. However, she does not have a currently diagnosed right leg strain.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and secondary service connection for migraines. The remaining issues of service connection for cracked teeth, ear injury, and hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected traumatic brain injury, and denied his claims for increased ratings for depressive disorder and migraines.

The Veteran died from respiratory depression due to acute morphine intoxication. The appellant claims that the death was caused by his service-connected conditions, including generalized anxiety with depression and PTSD, which may have led him to abuse painkillers like morphine. The Board finds a need for additional development to determine if the cause of death is related to service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to develop and adjudicate his claims for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, neck pain, hypertension, multiple joint pain, diverticulitis, impotence, and arterial calcification in the left ankle region, secondary to PTSD.

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

The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, arthritis, urinary incontinence, insomnia (secondary to service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae), and headaches. The Veteran's period of honorable service from February 1975 to February 13, 1977 is considered, but the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and right knee disability were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for migraines prior to May 13, 2009 or a rating in excess of 30 percent thereafter. For his right knee condition, the evidence showed arthritis without significant limitation of motion or instability.

The Veteran was treated for various conditions during service, but there is no competent evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.,There are no current diagnoses and the medical opinions indicate that any diagnosed conditions did not begin in service.

The Veteran's claimed chronic disability of recurrent headaches was not incurred or aggravated during active duty and may not be presumed to have been. The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus did not cause his headaches, so the secondary service connection claim is also denied.

The Veteran's claims of increased evaluations for myofascial pain of the right shoulder girdle muscles and hypertension with erectile dysfunction were denied as there was no new and material evidence to reopen his service connection claim, and the VA examinations did not show an increase in severity since the last examination.

The Veteran's claim for various service connection issues was remanded, and the RO is now denying his claims for increased ratings. The evidence does not support a compensable rating for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have current disabilities of headache disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), sleep apnea, or a low back disorder that are related to his active duty service. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as residuals of a head injury sustained during service. The Veteran's other claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have not been substantiated.

The Board has granted service connection for ingrown toenails and right eye headaches, but denied hypertension. The Veteran's ingrown toenails are presumed to have started during his military service, while his right eye headaches may also be related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, a psychiatric disability, a right eye disability, a heart disability, and a lung disability. The claim for a back disability was remanded.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal due to his withdrawal of the appeal.