Migraines & headaches decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the appellant's service connection claims, including whether he was exposed to a verified stressor event in Southwest Asia during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for back disability, right knee disability, left eye disability, thyroid disorder, chronic headaches, residuals of chest injury, and hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and residuals of a head injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not make him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

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

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations and increased ratings for migraine headaches and residuals of a left wrist fracture, finding that the evidence does not support higher disability ratings based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of a current chronic disability manifested by headaches or low back disorders. Therefore, the veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions are denied.

The veteran's service-connected chronic post-traumatic headaches are rated at 50 percent, the maximum under DC 8100.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings on multiple service-connected conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including providing notice and obtaining medical records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic headaches are attributable to fault on the part of VA, and thus compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for head and neck injury with migraines have been granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and medical records from the veteran's Merchant Marine service. The veteran is also to be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins, skin rash (multiple), aching joints (other than the knees and back), with muscle and nerve involvement and chest tightness, migraine headaches, and asthma and allergic rhinitis were denied as they are not shown to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Graves Disease, residuals of ethmoidectomy and sphenoidectomy, eye problems, headaches, acid reflux, hypertension, and asthma. The Board found that these conditions were not related to service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease, with neurological damage and headaches, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current disability and his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a right kidney disorder and migraine headaches was not addressed. The veteran's claims for increased ratings were granted with specific effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including vision impairment, hypertension, headaches, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome with neurological dysfunction in the right wrist, respiratory disorder, skin disorders, and arthritis of the neck, shoulder, and thoracic spine. The decision also addressed claims to reopen previously denied low back disability, diabetes mellitus, psychiatric disability, and arthritis of the neck, shoulder, and thoracic spine claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, a left shoulder disability, and a back disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred during active service.

The veteran's flu-like symptoms, joint pain, fatigue, and headaches have been granted service connection as manifestations of an undiagnosed illness.,His IBS with associated nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea has also been granted service connection under the new-and-material theory.

The veteran's initial increased evaluations for chronic headaches, sinusitis, and post-operative nasal deviation were denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete service records and other pertinent evidence.