Migraines & headaches decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities related to her service, including bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, headaches, residuals of a knot (growth) in the jaw, and anemia. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder and a compensable rating for postoperative residuals of sinus surgery, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is denied as his service connection claim for headaches and increased rating claims for residuals of shrapnel injury to the right leg are not supported by competent medical evidence.,A maximum disability rating of 40 percent for residuals of shrapnel injury to the right leg, right peroneal and sural nerve with foot drop is granted prior to March 22, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing VCAA notice.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, headaches, and pain of multiple joints. The veteran does not have a currently diagnosed low back disorder or joint pain. Headaches are attributed to known clinical diagnoses.,Service connection was also denied for the veteran's claimed conditions as they are not related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and residuals of head trauma, including headaches and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine if the veteran's current headaches/right hand disorder/right ankle disorder are due to any disease or injury incurred during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's headaches are service-connected, but his athlete's foot, left hip disorder, and neck/shoulder spasms are not. The evidence is in relative equipoise for the headache claim.

The veteran seeks service connection for convergence insufficiency with headaches. The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the condition is related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a kidney condition, high blood pressure, migraine headaches, gout, and a back condition. The veteran did not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his short period of active duty.

The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating to 50 percent.

The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, effective October 4, 2000, resulted in a combined disability rating of 80 percent. The RO determined that the veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, effective October 4, 2000.

The veteran's tension headaches and chronic strain of the cervical spine were both denied service connection, but he was granted a noncompensable disability rating for his cervical spine condition.

The veteran's appeal is denied as her hospitalization was primarily for treatment of a nonservice-connected psychiatric disorder, with secondary treatment of migraine headaches for no more than 14 days.

The Board finds that the criteria for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses in the amount of $838.37 are met, as the veteran received emergency services on January 3, 2003, and timely claims were submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, dizziness, swelling of the hands, loss of energy and pressure as secondary to his service-connected hypertension and for an increased rating for his service-connected hypertension.

The Board found no evidence of a head injury in service and concluded that the veteran's current symptoms are not related to his military service. As such, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete records and for further development, including VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied, with no new and material evidence received to reopen any of these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any current disabilities manifested by headaches, a low back disability, or a neurological disorder of the left upper extremity. The veteran's service-connected cervical spine condition is not considered to be related to his claimed neurological disorder of the left upper extremity.