Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran is seeking service connection for the residuals of a head concussion, including headaches, dizziness, and nausea. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if these symptoms are related to his active duty service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including depression, anxiety, memory problems, lack of concentration, PTSD, varicose veins, jungle rot, bilateral leg disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral foot disability, migraine headaches, and sleep disorder. The reasons provided were that there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is requesting additional evidence from the veteran's health care providers. The case will be remanded for a VA examination to determine if the veteran currently has a cervical spine disability with headaches, and whether it is related to her period of active service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's left foot disability and her migraine headaches. This includes obtaining new VA examinations to assess these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and examination to determine current disabilities.

The veteran's permanent disabilities, including WPW syndrome, hypertension, and migraine headaches, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to his ability to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a head injury including laceration scar and chronic headaches which are linked to active service.

The Board denied an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the veteran's service-connected tinnitus warrants a single 10 percent rating since September 1, 2000.

The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have been characterized by frequent attacks occurring once a month, qualifying for a 30 percent disability rating. The initial 10 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease is maintained.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence and notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected chronic exertional headaches, status post heatstroke/heat injuries is currently evaluated at 30 percent. To increase this rating, the evidence must show that the veteran has 'very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.'

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for various conditions, but the veteran's original claim of service connection remains denied.

The veteran's headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, the highest schedular rating available for migraine headaches. The Board also found that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to incomplete information regarding his claimed stressors and other issues. The case is now remanded for additional development.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his left eye disorder and scars of the left eyebrow and eyelid was granted. The issue regarding reopening his claim for service connection for headaches has been reopened, but no new rating or effective date has been assigned.

The Board has ordered further development in your case due to the need for additional evidence and clarification. Your claims for service connection for vertigo, including as due to an ear disorder, and headaches are being remanded for additional development.

The VA determined that the veteran's current headaches are not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracic spine disorder, gastrointestinal disorders, headache disorder, and PTSD. The veteran was not shown to have these conditions during or as a result of his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities related to his service, and therefore, he is not entitled to service connection for headaches with otitis media of the right ear, residuals of excision of left hydrocele, swelling of the left lower leg and foot, a left ankle disability, or a right knee disability.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for a VA neurological examination to evaluate the veteran's headache complaints. The case will be remanded and returned to the RO for any additional actions required.