Migraines & headaches decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA Persian Gulf examination reports and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected bronchitis with reactive airway disease or sinusitis with allergic rhinitis.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to his withdrawal of that claim. The claims for service connection for astigmatism and presbyopia, headaches, and PTSD from March 12, 2002 have been denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury resulting in disability during active duty, nor any inservice aggravation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for stress incontinence was denied as her condition is not shown to be related to active service.,For the period prior to September 26, 2003, the veteran's lumbar disability was rated at 10 percent. From September 26, 2003, it was rated at 20 percent under Diagnostic Code 5241. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any time period.,The veteran's migraine headaches were rated at 30 percent and her right renal calculus at 30 percent. Both ratings are based on Diagnostic Codes 8100 and 7599-7508, respectively.,For the hallux valgus of the right foot, a separate 10 percent rating was assigned for surgery performed on February 17, 2005. The left foot's hallux valgus condition did not meet the criteria for any compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The case will be adjudicated again after the examinations are conducted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash, headaches, and joint pain, all claimed as due to undiagnosed illnesses. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional VA medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the veteran's PTSD and other service-connected conditions. The claims will be reconsidered in light of any new evidence.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and SSA disability benefits information.

The VA determined that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claims of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches being related to his military service.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected maxillary sinusitis and migraine headache condition, both currently rated at 30 percent. The effective date for the 30 percent rating of hiatal hernia with reflux, esophagitis, and gastritis remains July 8, 2004.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and headaches, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for dental treatment, service connection for sprains of the left knee, ankle, and foot, low back strain, malar, maxillary, and mandibular fracture including malocclusion, and paranasal sinusitis. The appeals were based on inservice trauma but no new evidence was provided to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right hand/wrist condition, headaches, and discogenic disc disease with mild lumbar spondylosis. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or chronic disability.

The Board has withdrawn the veteran's appeals for head injury, headaches with dizziness, major depressive disorder and cognitive disorder with memory loss, and residuals of electrical shock. The claim for service connection for a low back disability is reopened due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability and headaches, as well as the reopening of a right knee disability claim. The veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic headache disability and arthritis of the spine, both secondary to the service-connected residuals of a lumbosacral strain. The veteran's claim for petit mal seizures was also denied.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain line of duty determinations for motor vehicle accidents in 1977. The veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder and reopening his head injury with migraine headaches claims are both remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and adjudication of the issues related to PTSD, cervical radiculopathy/myelopathy, and the initial rating for residuals of cervical spine injury with degenerative changes.

The Board found that the appellant's service-connected headache disorder did not meet the criteria for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a current neck, gastrointestinal, or left ankle disorder attributable to service. The initial compensable evaluation for the lumbar spine disability was granted prior to May 5, 1993.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis with recurrent sinusitis and headaches, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating at any time during the period of appeal.