Migraines & headaches decisions — 2005

The Board has granted the appellant's claims for increased evaluation of facial scars, service connection for tinnitus, and service connection for a headache disability. The facial scars are rated at 10 percent disabling. Tinnitus is considered incurred in service. A headache disability was not shown to be related to service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of a head injury, including memory loss, migraine headaches, seizures, and fainting spells. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the veteran with an examination.

The veteran's headaches were not incurred or aggravated in his active duty service and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, back injury, left knee injury, and headache disorder. The evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen his previously denied claim for bilateral hearing loss. For the other conditions, there was no medical evidence showing a link between current disabilities and active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's headaches are not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected hysterectomy, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for a chronic headache disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the St. Louis RO.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder disorder, sinusitis and headaches, and bilateral defective hearing are all related to his service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel injury to the forehead, headaches, and skin cancer of the head and back due to sun exposure. The case is REMANDED for appropriate action on the issue of skin cancer of the head and back.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and PTSD with panic disorder without agoraphobia were denied as the evidence did not show that her conditions warranted a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to undiagnosed illness were denied in January 2002. The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely perfect an appeal of these issues, and therefore the appeals are dismissed.

The veteran's initial ratings for nummular eczema, migraine headaches, and interstitial cystitis have been granted. The RO has not assigned a specific rating for the service-connected endometriosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that there was no current existence of these conditions and that they were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for headaches has been remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Board has granted service connection for polyarthralgia, myalgia, and headaches as due to an undiagnosed illness. Service connection is not warranted for chronic fatigue, dizziness, or a rash.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, neck disorder, right and left shoulder disorders, bilateral hip disorders, bilateral knee disorders, low back disorder, and headaches. The decision found no current diagnosis of tinnitus attributable to military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to insufficient evidence showing that his additional disability (headaches and ulcer) was caused by VA medical or surgical treatment in February 1998.

The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, which is considered to have been aggravated by military service. The other issues of service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture, sinusitis, and headaches are not addressed as they were remanded.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of November 6, 1990 for the grant of a TDIU rating based on the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including severe headaches and arthritis, do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.