Migraines & headaches decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected tension headaches do not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent, and his residuals of left knee injury with scar are rated at 20 percent. The current ratings are considered appropriate based on the evidence provided.

The Board found that the veteran's headache disorder is not related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's service-connected post-traumatic and migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular evaluation. The Board finds that this rating is appropriate given the frequency and severity of his attacks.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, headaches, and Ménière's syndrome were denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the nature and extent of his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining medical records. The appellant's claim of service connection for migraine headaches is pending.

The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current migraine headaches are aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the right knee, and Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the left knee. As such, these claims remain denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current headache, memory loss, or mood swing disability as a result of his exposure to carbon monoxide in service. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for headaches was also granted.

The Board has reopened multiple service connection claims but denied the underlying claims on the merits. The veteran's TMJ dysfunction claim is granted, while his other claims are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for right eye blindness and for restoration of a separate 10 percent evaluation for headaches. The denial is based on lack of evidence supporting the requested evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including migraine headaches, acid reflux disease (including abdominal damage), and tinnitus, were not incurred or aggravated by military service. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for chronic headaches, which are currently classified as tension type. However, there is no evidence of a chronic eye disorder other than refractive error.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, left knee disability with osteophyte formation, and left ankle deformity. The veteran's left knee disability is rated as noncompensable due to minimal arthritis and limited motion, while his left ankle deformity is also rated as noncompensable.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and migraine headaches, with a compensable rating of 10 percent. Service connection for steatocystoma multiplex with multiple lesions is also granted. The veteran's conjunctivitis remains rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, kidney disability, bilateral knee joint pain, hand joint pain, and throat blockage were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.