Migraines & headaches decisions — 2000

The veteran's claims for service connection for dypsnea, light sensitivity and headaches are being remanded due to the need to consider them under a specific regulation.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for headaches and granted service connection for neck and back problems with degenerative changes. The heart condition is not considered well grounded.

The veteran's claim for an increase rating for service-connected residual scarring of the right ear was denied. The claims for service connection for a claimed skin disorder and headaches are well grounded, but no compensable rating is warranted due to the nature of the scar.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded and have been denied. The appeals were based on various conditions, but the evidence did not support a finding of service connection due to lack of medical evidence or plausible diagnoses.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under applicable rating codes.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, fibromyalgia, photophobia, and bilateral foot disability are not well grounded as they do not present plausible claims.

The veteran's claims for chronic hepatitis B or C, major depression, and post-head injury headaches were denied. The veteran was granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for residuals of brain trauma was denied, but he received an effective date of March 13, 1998 for the grant of total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for high cholesterol and headaches, anxiety, night sweats, and flashbacks (claimed as secondary to service-connected hypertension) due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions are related to his active duty service or service-connected disability.

The veteran's cluster headaches are rated at a 10% level, the next higher rating available under VA guidelines.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded and have therefore been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, nervous disability to include anxiety and depression, and a hand falling asleep, shaking and dizziness are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of an inservice head injury or any current disabilities related to such an injury.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for the veteran's tension headaches effective from August 19, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, tinnitus, and dizziness are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between any claimed conditions and service.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for headaches caused by a left temporal artery biopsy performed by VA in May 1998 has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded and have therefore been denied. The skull bone mass is not productive of any current symptoms or impairment, and it has not resulted in any skull loss.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for higher ratings were not well-grounded, and thus denied them.

The Board found no evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection in any of the issues raised, as there was insufficient medical evidence to link any current conditions to active military service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of her service-connected hysterectomy, service connection for depression and headache disorder are all denied as they are not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic migraine headaches and evaluations in excess of 10 percent each for chondromalacia of the left and right knees, as well as an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for postoperative residuals of an umbilical hernia. The veteran's current diagnoses were not found to be related to service.