Migraines & headaches decisions — 2005

The Board denied an increased rating for migraine headaches as the evidence did not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for migraine headaches, heart murmur and chest pain, and a skin rash on the back, elbows, and legs. The veteran was not granted any benefits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling him for VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability was denied due to lack of evidence of treatment in service and no current diagnosis. Her claim for migraine headaches was granted as new evidence showed a chronic condition related to service.,Service connection is established for migraine headaches, but not for left or right knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active duty service and cannot be attributed to a known medical diagnosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings for various conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or entitlement to an increased rating.

The Board denied compensation for bilateral shaking leg syndrome due to VA vocational rehabilitation training. Service connection for chronic headaches and an eating disorder was not reopened, as the new evidence did not present a contention that the conditions began during service or worsened during service. The claim for avitaminosis was reopened based on new evidence.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, which included generalized anxiety disorder (30%), chondromalacia of the right knee (10%), chondromalacia of the left knee (10%), right ankle sprain (10%), and migraine headaches (10%), did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 18, 1993.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10 percent for residuals of a head injury, finding that his headaches are related to service and rated under Diagnostic Code 8045.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased evaluations, finding that it was not factually ascertainable from the evidence of record that an increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the receipt of his claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The veteran's appeal of the denial of service connection for subarachnoid hemorrhage has been withdrawn. The remaining issues of entitlement to an initial disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability resulting from service-connected disabilities are addressed.

The veteran's service-connected asthma and migraine headaches do not prevent her from obtaining and retaining employment consistent with her abilities, aptitudes, and interests. She does not have an employment handicap.

The veteran's treatment at a VA facility in September 1996 did not result in any additional residuals for the claimed conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, sinusitis, neck disability, back disability, and left foot disability as there is no current evidence of these conditions or a relationship to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, subdural hematoma with headaches, pneumonia, and a right shoulder disability. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disorder, temporomandibular joint disease with headaches, and a left knee disorder. The claim for reopening his bilateral foot disorder was also denied.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through her representative, and thus the case is dismissed.

The veteran's service connection claim for headaches, as due to an undiagnosed illness, is granted.