Migraines & headaches decisions — 2006

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and otitis media, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for migraine headaches and concluding there is no current disability of otitis media.

The veteran's tinnitus is found to be more likely than not secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, and thus service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The skin condition is not rated higher than the current 30 percent, headaches are not due to an undiagnosed illness or service, pingueculae (left eye) has no causal link to service, fibromyalgia syndrome does not meet criteria for service connection, hair loss and cataracts do not have a direct link to service, and hypertension is being remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations, finding that his claimed conditions were not related to service or did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The veteran's death was not caused or substantially contributed to by any of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board finds no reasonable doubt in this determination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected migraine headaches and residuals of a left wrist fracture.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for migraine headaches and service connection for valvular heart disease. The migraine headache claim was denied as there is no medical evidence showing very frequent, completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The valvular heart disease claim was not warranted as there is no current condition that can be linked to the appellant's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for peptic ulcer disease and service connection for tinea pedis and a headache disorder, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's currently manifested headache disorder was not incurred in service and is not related to any service-connected disability. The evidence did not establish a link between his headaches during service and his current condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disability and headaches are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and analysis.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's umbilical hernia disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under any applicable rating code. The veteran was granted service connection and assigned a noncompensable (zero percent) rating for his umbilical hernia, but no increased evaluations were granted for chronic headaches, sinusitis, or post-operative nasal deviation.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain outstanding medical records, provide adequate notice under the VCAA, and schedule him for a VA examination.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and the appellant is denied benefits for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the neck and residuals of a cerebral concussion manifested by headaches, finding that his conditions did not warrant evaluations in excess of 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for knee disabilities on a direct basis and for shoulder and headache disabilities on a secondary basis. The decision also addressed an increased evaluation for cervical spine disability.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current disability of depression, headaches, or weakness of the upper extremities related to his periods of service or service-connected cervical paravertebral myofasciitis. As such, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have migraine headaches related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current headache disability is not related to her service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, headaches (secondary to PTSD), and a skin condition on the basis that there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year after service. The examiner opined that the veteran's current hearing loss is likely due to presbycusis, his headaches are not related to service-connected PTSD, and his skin condition is unrelated to Agent Orange exposure.