Migraines & headaches decisions — 2002

The veteran's skin condition and headaches were granted service connection, with the skin condition being determined to be directly related to service. The veteran was assigned a 10 percent evaluation for his headaches.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities, including right knee degenerative arthritis, cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative joint disease, tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, and alcohol dependence, do not render him unemployable due to his back and neck problems. His combined evaluation is 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding that there was no evidence linking his current headache disorder to his inservice automobile accident.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, residuals of an injury to the right arm, and residuals of an injury to the left arm are denied as there is no evidence showing a link between these conditions and his military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of cerebral concussion, finding no evidence of a headache disorder related to his active service.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 50 percent for the service-connected migraine/tension headaches and assigned a noncompensable rating for diverticulosis, effective January 1996. The veteran's TDIU claim was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected residuals of a cerebral concussion with headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for a compensable rating for his hemorrhoids. The claims of service connection for headaches, joint stiffness, prostatism, and residuals of left ankle and foot injury were denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions began during service or are causally linked to any incident of active duty.

The VA denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right eye impairment, including blurred vision, headaches, vision loss, and right eye lid impairment due to VA surgery.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected cluster headaches do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus denies his claim for TDIU.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to exposure to Agent Orange and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the December 1993 rating decision denying service connection for a headache disorder and a psychiatric disorder was final. The veteran did not appeal this decision, as he had not received notice of it.

The Board denied all service connection claims as the veteran did not have active military service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War, and there is no clinical evidence of any claimed conditions following his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's headache disorder had its onset in service and granted her claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied across multiple conditions, with the exception of a denial on the merits for right ear hearing loss due to lack of appeal. The claim for acne vulgaris was also denied on the merits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for viral hepatitis B, a bilateral knee disorder, and residuals of viral meningoencephalitis with mild memory impairment, mild expressive aphasia, and headaches. The back disability is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's tension headache disorder was first manifested and treated during service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right and left knee disabilities, cervical spine disability, headaches, and ganglion cyst of the wrist. The appeals were based on direct service connection.

The veteran withdrew his appeal during a personal hearing, and the Board dismissed the case without prejudice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current headaches and bilateral hearing loss did not begin during service or due to any incident of service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.