Migraines & headaches decisions — 2007

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, neck injury, and headaches. Service connection for the neck injury is granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various foot disorders, headaches, hearing loss, gallbladder disease, and pancreatitis were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The claims will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including those presumptively associated with herbicide exposure, are denied.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a VA examination for both service connection and increased evaluation claims, due to procedural deficiencies.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and initial compensable ratings for migraines, as well as increased ratings for his back disabilities. The veteran's hepatitis was not incurred in service due to his own drug use, while his migraines do not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected sinusitis with headaches, effective from the date of the initial grant of service connection. The issue of service connection for sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, joint pain, and kidney stones due to radiation exposure as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a cervical spine disc herniation and various headaches. The Board has ordered additional examinations to determine the likely etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current head injuries and his in-service motor vehicle accident, resulting in denial of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a qualifying chronic disability for service connection due to undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability, and thus denied the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tension headaches, recurrent epididymitis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with erosive gastritis as there was no evidence of frequent or severe prostrating attacks warranting a higher rating.

The Board found no evidence of current disabilities marked by back strain with radiculopathy, numbness of the fingers of both hands, a sleep disorder, or headaches. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's headaches are attributable to Gulf War service and he is granted service connection for them. His essential hypertension, which became manifest during his Southwest Asia theater of operations, is also granted at a 10% evaluation.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right side of the face with traumatic trigeminal neuralgia. The veteran's pre-existing head injury was aggravated by an event or injury during his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of whether extra-schedular considerations should be applied. The issues include increased evaluations for scars, headaches, and TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and assigned a noncompensable (0%) rating. The veteran's current diagnosis of migraine headaches is linked to a head injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident during service.

The veteran's forehead scar and headaches are currently rated, but not in excess of the assigned ratings.,Service connection for dizziness and tinnitus is denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, chest pain or disability manifested by chest pain, sleep impairment or a sleep disorder, and nervousness or a psychiatric disorder. The appeals are being remanded to obtain additional medical examinations and evidence.

The Board has determined that additional records are needed from the veteran's VA medical centers and Social Security Administration to properly assess his claims. The veteran will be scheduled for a new VA examination to determine if his disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his inservice head injury.