Migraines & headaches decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran's memory loss, headaches, and joint and muscle pain are not related to service. The claims were denied as there is no evidence of chronic disability or undiagnosed illness resulting from service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, hypertension, and headaches have been denied. The Board found no evidence of these conditions in service or due to Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected head trauma with headaches and nosebleeds is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted a higher initial rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, effective from the date of the August 2002 VA examination.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection for headaches, fatigue, multiple joint pain, hypersomnia, depressive disorder, and decreased libido due to undiagnosed illness were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for headaches or service connection for any of the other conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, a pulmonary disability (emphysema and COPD), peripheral neuropathy of the feet, tinnitus, and pain in the legs. The Board found that there is no evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and the veteran's service-connected frostbite of the hands and feet.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, a psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety), and a stomach disorder (to include duodenal ulcer disease and a spastic duodenum) as the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals, status post epidural anesthetic (claimed as a neuro vestibular disturbance secondary to spinal tap), and granted service connection for interstitial cystitis with a 20% evaluation effective July 10, 2001. The veteran's migraine headaches were rated at 10%, and her bacterial vaginitis was rated at 10%. The Board denied the remaining claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lymphoma, headaches, defective vision, and a stomach disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has found that the veteran's headaches are not causally related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

Your claims for service connection are being remanded to the RO for further action.

The veteran is seeking an increased initial disability rating for his service-connected headaches. The RO has been instructed to obtain updated treatment records and schedule the veteran for a VA neurological examination.

The veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected migraines. The TDIU claim remains pending, and the increased rating for headaches on an extra-schedular basis is also pending.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic migraine-type headaches. Service connection is denied for residuals of a left knee ligamentous injury.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for a higher rating for his degenerative disc/joint disease of the lumbar spine, restoration of a 20 percent rating for his bilateral hearing loss disability, service connection for his headache and neck disabilities, left hand disability, memory loss, and vision problems. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left ear hearing loss disability, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition. The other issues on appeal are denied as there is no evidence of a link between any claimed conditions and service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO due to incomplete development and for a new VA examination of the veteran's headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's headache disorder, finding that it is related to in-service noise exposure. The issue of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss remains pending and will be remanded for further development.