Migraines & headaches decisions — 2000

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headaches and hearing loss disability, both claimed as residuals of a brain concussion and/or closed head injury.

The Board determined that the veteran's left knee disability and headache disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, dizziness, and loss of vision as the residuals of a shell fragment wound to the head in September 1994. The veteran's claims were reopened but not granted because new evidence did not establish that these conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran seeks service connection for a nervous disorder with headaches, which she claims is related to her in-service laceration of the left eyebrow. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between her current psychiatric conditions and the service-connected injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, depression, and skin rash are all service-connected based on direct evidence of a nexus to her military service.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) of the lumbosacral spine, including recent medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for peptic ulcer disease, sleep disorder, PTSD, and migraine headaches are not well grounded.

The veteran's suicide by gunshot wound to the head was not related to any mental disorder during service, and there is no competent medical evidence demonstrating a relationship between his cause of death and any incident of service. The claim for service connection for the veteran's cause of death is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for PTSD with bipolar disorder, a bilateral hearing loss disability, and tension/vascular headaches.

The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches and found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability is well grounded, but the Department has not satisfied its duty to assist.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and loss of smell were denied as there was no competent medical evidence showing a current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue, headaches, joint pain and shortness of breath due to undiagnosed illnesses are not well grounded.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional VA examinations.

Service connection was denied for chronic jaw fracture residuals, chronic headache disability, and chronic left knee injury residuals due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. Service connection was granted for chronic left leg injury residuals but only after a finding that they were not objectively manifest during active service or at any time thereafter.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches, including as due to an undiagnosed illness. The decision concluded that there was no medical evidence linking the current diagnosis of migraine headaches to service.

The veteran's rhinitis with chronic headaches and pes planus were evaluated, but the RO found no basis to grant increased evaluations.

The VA denied an increase in the evaluation for post-concussion syndrome, headaches, dizziness and syncope due to lack of evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for dyshidrotic eczema and nicotine dependence, but deferred the decision on headaches and shortness of breath as secondary to tobacco use due to lack of evidence in the record.

The veteran's service-connected headaches and bruxism do not meet the criteria for vocational rehabilitation under Chapter 31 due to his ability to prepare, obtain, or retain employment consistent with his abilities, aptitudes, and interests.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, blepharitis and chemical injuries to the eyes, post-traumatic headaches and memory loss, cervicothoracic strain with chronic neck pain, and hearing loss are not well grounded.