Migraines & headaches decisions — 2006

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and medical records from providers who treated him. The claims for non-service connected pension benefits, hepatitis C service connection, chronic fatigue syndrome service connection, depression service connection, and post-traumatic brain syndrome service connection are also being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notice provided regarding disability ratings and effective dates for service connection claims.

The Board granted increased evaluations for the veteran's service-connected residuals of encephalitis with headaches and adjustment disorder with anxiety, effective January 15, 2001. The evaluation for the residuals of encephalitis was set at 50 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and an initial evaluation of 30 percent for migraines, effective July 3, 2000.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and dizziness, but granted service connection for right homonymous hemianopsia.,Right homonymous hemianopsia was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on the severity of his symptoms.

The veteran's request for a rating in excess of 10 percent for headaches was denied. The claims for service connection for Addison's Disease and PTSD were previously denied, but the claim for PTSD has been reopened due to new evidence provided by the veteran.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD and whether he has any chronic headaches that are related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and ensuring that the claims file was reviewed as part of a neurological examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of chronic bronchitis, back disorder, hepatitis A with liver damage, or multiple generalized complaints. The service connection claims for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and right eye disability are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches on both a direct basis and due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding of chronic disability related to service, including any exposure to toxins in the Persian Gulf.

The veteran is seeking service connection for headaches and a low back disability to include Scheuermann's disease. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA records and scheduling the veteran for medical examinations.

The veteran's claims for hearing loss, headaches, and impaired vision are being remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA audiological examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been reopened, and the case is being remanded to further develop evidence related to his claims. His bilateral hearing loss and Mônieres Disease are also inextricably intertwined with his current claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral defective hearing and chronic tinnitus must be denied due to lack of evidence showing current disability. The case is being remanded for additional examinations and development of records, including for increased evaluations of his service-connected anxiety disorder, left knee disorder, and residuals of brain concussion (including headaches).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck and right shoulder disability with headaches, as well as his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a duodenal ulcer resulting from Coumadin treatment due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has found that the veteran's benign positional vertigo was incurred in service. The claims for migraine headaches and pelvic adhesions with pain are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for anxiety disorder and headaches, finding no new and material evidence to support reopening these claims.

The Board has granted service connection and assigned a 10% evaluation for migraine headaches, effective August 18, 2002. The veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated as noncompensable, while allergic rhinitis is also rated as noncompensable.

The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been previously denied and must be reopened with the submission of new and material evidence. The issue of whether residuals of an intracerebral hemorrhage are related to service-connected sinusitis is also pending.