Migraines & headaches decisions — 2007

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for disability manifested by dizziness and granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The veteran's headaches are rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and a VA examination to determine if PTSD is related to in-service events. The veteran's post-traumatic headaches are also being examined for an increased rating.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in the effective loss of use of his lower extremities, including his feet. The Board has granted entitlement to financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headaches, hypertension, and dizziness have been denied as the new evidence does not provide sufficient information to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and has found that new and material evidence supports this claim. The condition is presumed to have first manifested in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service and are not related to a service-connected disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gout, residuals of myocardial infarction with hypertension and headaches, right knee disability, left knee disability, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The decision also denied a compensable evaluation for molluscum contagiosum.

The Board found that the appellant's pre-existing scar of the right arm was not aggravated during service and denied his claims for service connection for various conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders, tension headaches, left wrist strain, and lipoma of the right shoulder were denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to active duty or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic left knee, ankle, and headache disorders. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by wartime service.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of migraine headaches is pending as part of a separate appeal.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 21, 1993 for a 30% rating for post-concussive syndrome with post-traumatic headaches.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder, eye disorder, foot disorder or headaches in service. The veteran's claims for these conditions were denied.

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

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, including headaches, left eye disability, loss of sensation in the left shoulder and arm, fatigue, aching joints, foot disorder, and unsteady gait, were not caused or aggravated by VA care, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss, irritability symptoms, headache symptoms, and head and neck tremors as chronic disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illness. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's seizures and headaches are related to his in-service football injury, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for migraine headaches, which was granted in December 2008. The Board will review this claim to determine if any issues related to exposure or other theories of service connection should be addressed.

The veteran's service connection for headaches is granted, and his rating for the post-operative residuals of a partial amputation of the right index finger is increased to 10 percent effective August 25, 2006.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, and as a result, the claim is granted.