Migraines & headaches decisions — 2003

The veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as a residual of an inservice split rim tire explosion. However, the Board found no evidence of a separate left chest disability related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current headaches are not related to any in-service head injury and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hair loss, rashes, and headaches, as well as his increased rating claims for anxiety disorder, right knee dislocation, and diarrhea. The appeals were dismissed due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches is granted, as the Board finds that her headaches during service were early and prodromal manifestations of her current diagnosed migraines.

The veteran is seeking service connection for chronic headaches and dysthymic disorder, which he claims are related to his service in the Gulf War. The case has been remanded due to recent legal changes and additional development of evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for panhypopituitarism, finding that it was incurred during service. The other issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability and headaches are not addressed as the appeal is on the basis of direct service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, muscle and joint pain, sleep disturbance, memory loss, chest pain, diarrhea, nose bleeds, skin disability, residuals of a right shoulder injury, kidney stones, and gastroenteritis as manifestations of an undiagnosed illness have all been denied. The claim for service connection for these conditions is considered to be denied.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, including heart disorder, stomach disorder (including ulcers), gallbladder disorder, depression, and headaches. The decision is based on a finding that these conditions are not related to military service.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending requests for additional evidence. The appeal is being remanded for additional medical records and examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for her left knee disability and migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not support ratings higher than 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations. The appeal is currently on hold while additional evidence is gathered.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for headaches, status post left eye injury, and denied any increase in the rating for chondromalacia of the left knee.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for migraine headaches. The veteran's migraine headaches are found to be related to his period of active duty in 1967.

The veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the ankles, residuals of a left leg injury, and headaches were denied as there is no evidence of current disability due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right hand injury, right eye laceration, pilonidal cyst, and head injuries. The preponderance of the evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his period of active military service.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and will be remanded for additional consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) on a direct basis, with symptoms including aching joints/muscle fatigue, fatigue, headaches, memory loss, and sleep disturbance. The veteran's CFS is considered to be the result of his military service.