Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence and a request for a hearing. The case will be reviewed by the RO before further action can be taken.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his cervical spine injury and tension-vascular headaches, as well as service connection for right hip bursitis and tinnitus. The RO had previously granted service connection for these conditions but did not assign a higher evaluation.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is evaluated as noncompensable (0 percent disabling). The right ear scar is currently rated at 30 percent. Headaches are rated as 10 percent disabling from April 14, 2003 to March 28, 2006 and as 10 percent thereafter. Generalized anxiety disorder is rated as 30 percent disabling.,The veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected tension headaches, finding that his disability picture most closely approximates characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months.

The veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The veteran's TDIU rating was granted in May 1998 with an effective date of January 1, 1994. The service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for earlier effective dates prior to this.

The Board denied service connection for headaches as there is no current clinical diagnosis of headaches or a condition primarily manifested by headaches.,The Board also denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a fall and concussion, claimed as dizziness, headaches and numbness of the left leg, which occurred in October 2001 at a VAMC due to a hypotensive episode following taking Hytrin prescribed by VA medical personnel.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches and hemorrhoids, do not render him unemployable due to their severity.

The Board has granted service connection for sinus headaches as secondary to service-connected sinusitis, but denied service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board found no nexus between the veteran's current headaches and his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for cluster headaches and denied the claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The veteran's cluster headaches are found to have originated during his period of active service, while his PTSD is not entitled to a higher rating.

The Board has granted a 50% rating for the service-connected migraine headaches, which is the highest available rating under the applicable criteria. The veteran's migraines are characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied service connection for bronchitis, sinusitis, a left shoulder disability, and headaches.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a chronic headache disorder, and chronic sinusitis are being remanded due to the need for further medical examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further examination. The veteran's claims are related to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and headaches, finding that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for these conditions.

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the requirements for these benefits due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a higher initial rating of 30 percent for migraines from September 1, 2003.,Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss disability as no such disability was shown by service medical records or on VA examination.

The VA determined that the veteran's chronic allergic sinusitis with sinus headaches does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected headaches are shown to be productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, warranting a 50 percent evaluation.