Migraines & headaches decisions — 2000

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and consideration of his claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected residuals of a left knee injury and headaches, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The veteran's service-connected headaches and organic personality disorder with episodic rage attacks are rated at 100 percent due to total occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for post-traumatic tension and migraine headaches is granted, while the claim for increased evaluation of post-operative residuals of a fracture of the zygomatic arch and malar complex with TMJ disorder remains denied.

The veteran was entitled to a 100% rating for his service-connected disabilities, which included tinnitus. As the appellant was married to the veteran for the entire period in question, enhanced DIC benefits are granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a change in the law regarding veterans' claims assistance, and the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues related to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, head injuries, and a low back disorder. The appeal is not about service connection via the PACT Act or other presumptive conditions.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for migraine headaches, depressive disorder, memory loss, and joint aches of the knees and elbows are not legally meritorious as they do not meet the criteria for service connection due to an undiagnosed illness. The symptoms have been attributed to known clinical diagnoses.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as her conditions are not related to her military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, heart disease, PTSD, ocular disability, diarrhea, sinus problems, skin rashes, joint pains, nerve problems in the legs, leg cramps, burning feet, paralysis of the left side of the face, left hand and wrist injury, headaches, and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that these conditions did not manifest during service or are otherwise related to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his post traumatic headache disorder, but did not address or decide the other service connection claims.

The veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied because there is no competent evidence that his current vision loss, headaches, and numbness of the left face and head are related to his March 1991 VA eye surgery.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's PTSD with chronic tension headaches, finding that his symptoms meet criteria for a 50 percent rating but not higher.

The veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to VA treatment in 1994 and 1995, and the Board finds that compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected fibrous dysplasia, sphenoid sinus, and headaches.

The Board has remanded the case due to newly enacted legislation and procedural considerations, including the need for VA medical examinations to determine the etiology of current hypertension, heart condition, migraine headaches, blocked arteries, and any psychiatric disorders. The veteran's claims for service connection are also pending.

The Board dismissed the appeal because a timely substantive appeal was not filed within the required time frame.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post traumatic encephalopathy with left homonymous hemianopsia and headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records. The issue of TDIU is not properly before the Board on this appeal.