Migraines & headaches decisions — 2007

The Board found that the veteran's claimed residuals of a head injury were not incurred in service and denied his claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a stomach disability (secondary to PTSD), a back disorder, headaches, a skin disability of the feet, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and residuals of right inguinal hernia, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal link between these conditions and her military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, PTSD, and residuals of head injury with headaches. The initial evaluations for these conditions have been set at 10 percent each.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches and denied a higher rating for residuals of a separated left acromioclavicular joint effective from November 10, 2005. The veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability was rated as 20 percent disabling.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found that the claimed conditions are not related to active service and did not arise from an undiagnosed illness.

The veteran's injuries were not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, and the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. section 1151 is denied.

The Board found that the appellant's migraine headaches have been attributed to a known clinical diagnosis and are not due to an undiagnosed illness or service. Therefore, they cannot be granted as service connection.

The veteran does not have hearing loss or tinnitus that is related to military service.,PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The VA examiner found the veteran did not meet the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.,Retinal floaters, headaches, memory loss, and cognitive impairment are not attributable to military service.

The Board denied service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Migraine Headache, and the residuals of a fourth metacarpal fracture of the right hand.,The claim for an increased rating for the residuals of a fourth metacarpal fracture of the right hand was also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's symptoms of headaches and mood swings, confusion, disorientation, and sleep disturbance are not manifestations of an undiagnosed illness; they were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, and temporal lobe seizures were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected gunshot wounds, which masked his fatal cardiovascular disease. Therefore, service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The veteran's sinusitis and tension headaches were evaluated, but the claims for increased ratings were denied as there was no evidence of incapacitating episodes or prostrating attacks.

The Board has determined that the veteran's AVM with headaches and seizures is not related to his active duty service, and therefore denied the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and headaches as a residual of a brain concussion, finding no evidence of such conditions during or immediately following service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, migraine headaches, and hypertension. The forehead scar was rated but not granted a compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for tinea versicolor, finding that the veteran's service in the Persian Gulf environment favored the growth of this chronic skin condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee impairment/instability and headaches, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.,The veteran was currently receiving the highest schedular rating for his left knee based on instability.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of residuals of a gunshot wound, scars of the scalp and service connection for a headache disorder were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support an increase in disability rating or service connection.