Migraines & headaches decisions — 2008

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of mechanical low back pain with psychological factors affecting physical condition and migraine headaches have been denied as the preponderance of the evidence does not show that her disabilities were productive of impaired judgment, thinking, or mood, or very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability prior to July 11, 2002.

The Board denied service connection for migraines, right hand tremors, and left-sided numbness as not incurred or aggravated by active service. The veteran's claims were reopened on new evidence but the conditions are still not considered related to his military service.

The Board denied an increased rating for migraine headaches, finding that the veteran's attacks do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The veteran seeks service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and migraine headaches, both claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness. The case is being remanded for further development including VA examinations.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of closed head trauma manifested by headaches and frontal-temporal neuralgia do not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as there is no evidence of multi-infarct dementia or other neurological impairment.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service, including exposure to herbicide. The veteran's renal cell carcinoma is not presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.,There is insufficient evidence linking the veteran's headaches and hypertension to his military service.

The Board found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a headache disorder, but denied the claim on the merits.

The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are manifested by pain, nausea, dizziness, blurred vision, and sensitivity to light and sound. The VA Board found that the veteran has prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month, which warrants a 30% disability rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and headaches as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of chronic headaches and there is no evidence linking his current complaints to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for chronic headaches is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches with memory loss due to a lack of remaining allegations of error. The veteran is currently in receipt of a noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss since May 23, 2002.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right ear hearing loss and residuals of a head injury, to include headaches, are not related to his active service. The evidence does not support granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hives and headaches, finding no evidence of a current disability involving these conditions. The veteran's service medical records did not mention any allergy or headache problems during his military service.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for migraine headaches secondary to his right eye disability, but denied his requests for reopening claims for dysthymic disorder with paranoid features and a psychiatric disability.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for SSA records and clarification of what constitutes new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for these purposes.

The Board found that the veteran's service records do not show any chronic low back or headache disorder during his active duty. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service, and thus denied the claims for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for VCAA-compliant notification and VA compensation examination reports.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, left ankle disability, neck pain, headaches, herpes zoster, and low back pain due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diffuse arthralgia and migraine headaches, finding that there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition or undiagnosed illness due to environmental exposures during his service in Southwest Asia.