Migraines & headaches decisions — 2007

The Board finds that the veteran's chronic cluster headaches are related to his service and grants entitlement to service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and therefore denied her claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pes planus, and headaches as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected head injury with headaches and lumbosacral strain, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine headaches with associated fatigue were incurred in active service and granted service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic headache disorder during service and concluded that the veteran's current headaches are not related to his service-connected scar of the right eyebrow. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as there is no additional disability resulting from VA medical treatment involving lancing of a boil on the right arm.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypertension or headaches due to service. The evidence shows no findings, treatment, or diagnoses for these conditions in service and there is insufficient medical evidence linking them to service.,The veteran's claims for hypertension and headaches are denied as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for brain trauma with headaches and seizures is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records, including Social Security Administration (SSA) records and VA treatment records. The veteran also needs a neurological examination to determine the frequency of his seizures.

The Board has denied service connection for migraine headaches and residuals of pneumonia as there is no medical evidence or opinion establishing a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and granted service connection for nonobstructive coronary artery disease secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claims for residuals of a neck injury and residuals of a left shoulder injury were denied as not timely appealed. The new evidence does not refute the prior determination that these injuries pre-existed service.,Service connection was denied for sinusitis, headaches, and peripheral vascular disease due to lack of objective indications of chronic disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine and right jaw/TMJ pain and jaw fracture, as well as his claim for a compensable evaluation for scar on left mastoid and chin area. The evidence did not establish current diagnoses or link these conditions to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy, and migraine headaches. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is REMANDED.,No specific reasoning was provided by the Board regarding the decision summary.

The Board found that the veteran's equilibrium condition and migraine headaches are not causally related to his service-connected tinnitus, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notice and further development of his claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding whether the veteran's headaches are related to service, specifically noise exposure in service or service-connected tinnitus.

The Board found that the veteran's headaches and recurrence of basal cell carcinoma were not caused by VA medical treatment, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disorder.,The veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral foot pain was denied in June 2002, but the evidence received since that decision is new and material, reopening his claim. The Board finds no evidence linking the current bilateral foot disorder to service.,Service connection has been granted for a chronic psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia).,The veteran's claims of service connection for headaches with vertigo, fainting, and blurred vision were not addressed in this decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and an increased rating for sinusitis, finding that there is no evidence of a separate condition from his service-connected sinusitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's headaches and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.