Migraines & headaches decisions — 2004

The Board is remanding the veteran's claims for service connection due to an undiagnosed illness, including multiple chemical sensitivity, low back disorder, skin rashes, sinusitis with upper respiratory disorders and bronchial asthma, and heart disorder. The RO must obtain the veteran's service personnel file and provide appropriate VCAA notice.

The Board granted an effective date of May 31, 1986 for the veteran's service connection for organic mood disorder secondary to brain trauma, which was retroactive to August 12, 1989.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a comprehensive examination of her service-connected disorders and consideration of all applicable criteria.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for neck pain, headaches, memory loss, visual problems, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as secondary to his service-connected skull fracture with concussion and cephalgia. The VA examinations did not find any current disabilities related to these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of her migraine headaches under applicable rating criteria.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder is granted, and he is assigned a 50 percent rating for his headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for Hepatitis C and a headache condition, finding no evidence of a relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of burns of the left leg and headaches and eye pain on a secondary basis, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied service connection for fibromyalgia. The veteran's migraine headaches were first diagnosed in active service, while her fibromyalgia was not related to service.

VA denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for arterial hypertension, migraine headache with post-traumatic exacerbation, PTSD, peptic ulcer disease and hepatitis C, right shoulder pain, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, facial and scalp rash, and sinusitis and rhinitis.,VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder pain, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, facial and scalp rash, and sinusitis and rhinitis. However, VA granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10 percent evaluation effective August 1, 2000.,VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for peptic ulcer disease and hepatitis C.

The Board found that there was no competent evidence showing a relationship between the veteran's tension headaches and his service, thus denying service connection for tension headaches.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further medical examination.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but the case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is being remanded due to the need for a VA medical examination and an opinion regarding the etiology of his headaches.

The Board found that the veteran's current migraine headaches are not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for depression and anxiety, gastrointestinal problems, over-active sensory nervous system, and migraine headaches, all secondary to her service-connected TMJ syndrome due to dental trauma.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for headaches and a heart disability manifested by an abnormal electrocardiogram, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has determined that a more contemporaneous examination is needed to ascertain whether the need for specially adapted housing cited by Dr. Roberts is attributable to specific service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current back, nose, or headache disability that was incurred in service. The claims for service connection were denied.