Migraines & headaches decisions — 2007

The veteran's post-operative hip condition is not rated higher than 50 percent, his migraines are rated at 30 percent, and his GERD is rated at 10 percent. No other conditions or issues have been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including knee disability, foot disability, headaches, constipation, and psychiatric disorder, all secondary to his service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome status post discectomy.

The Board has reopened the appellant's service connection claim for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence submitted since the December 2000 decision. However, the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially or materially to the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and reviews of his medical records to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of his claimed conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including back disability, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and various knee disabilities. The evaluations for the knees and ankle disabilities were also denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and private hospitalization reports.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding no medical evidence to support a chronic disability that had its onset in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for macular degeneration and headaches, finding no evidence to support these conditions as being incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's migraine headaches to service or his service-connected hemangioma of the nose, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a low back disability or headaches incurred during active service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant does not have established diagnoses of migraine headaches, insomnia or a back disorder manifested by knots and bumps. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ovarian cancer, cardiac disability (coronary artery disease), paresthesias in the extremities (peripheral neuropathy), and headaches (migraine headaches) are not service-connected. The evidence does not establish a nexus between these conditions and her military service.

The veteran's increased evaluation for migraine headaches is being remanded due to insufficient evidence of the severity and frequency of his migraines.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bicuspid aortic valve with mild stenosis, mental condition due to physical trauma, right toe injury, peroneal tendonitis of the right ankle, and migraine headaches. The veteran's current somatoform disorder is already service-connected.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of concussion with headaches, finding that his subjective complaint of dizziness is symptomatic of brain trauma.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records from St. Francis Medical Center, Great Lakes Naval Hospital, and Hines VA Medical Center.

The Board has ordered additional development of the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and a need for further examination or opinion.

The VA determined that the veteran's current neurological complications, varicose veins, and headaches are not due to carelessness or negligence during her April 1988 hernia surgery at a VA facility. The decision concludes that these conditions were not caused by VA treatment.

The veteran's headaches have been rated at 30% from April 4, 2000 to October 5, 2004 and at 50% since October 6, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and temporal intracerebral hematoma associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage, finding that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.