Migraines & headaches decisions — 2004

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and examinations. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for post-traumatic headache and bilateral hearing loss are pending.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current headaches and vertigo to his military service, including a head injury sustained while in service. As such, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected low back disability and migraine headaches due to incomplete VCAA notification.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and dizziness, as well as his attempt to reopen a claim for an acquired psychiatric disability. The appeals were all denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for his service-connected chronic sinusitis with headaches and rhinitis, currently rated at 10 percent. The case has been remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right heel injury, dental trauma due to facial injury, chronic headaches, PTSD, and Hepatitis C.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling the veteran for VA examinations to assess his service-connected conditions. The RO will also consider whether a higher rating or staged ratings are warranted for his spondylolisthesis at L5.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and review of his claims, including a potential service connection claim for headaches related to a shrapnel injury.

The veteran's service connection claims for postoperative residuals peripheral vascular disease with claudication, neuropathy and leg pain, and tension headaches due to an undiagnosed illness are denied as there is no evidence of a direct service origin.

The Board found no evidence of a right hip disability related to service, and denied the veteran's claims for residuals of a right hip injury, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and chronic headache disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current disabilities to his period of active service.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the issues are dismissed without prejudice.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches, claimed as due to an in-service head injury.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his sinusitis with headaches and residuals of a left ankle injury, as there was no evidence supporting a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear opinion from a previous VA examination and requests another examination for a detailed history of the veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA treatment records and requests for additional evidence from private providers.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a disability manifested by loss of brain cells, both claimed as due to undiagnosed illness. The Board found that the veteran did not have current disabilities related to these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various gastrointestinal and cardiovascular conditions were denied as there is no competent evidence of current disabilities related to his service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded to the RO for additional development.