Migraines & headaches decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for headaches and found that the veteran's right eye blindness does not warrant a compensable rating or an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder and anxiety disorder.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bipolar disorder with depression and migraine headaches are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability, and found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen claims for headaches, sleep disorder, psychiatric disability, and right ear hearing loss.

The veteran's service connection for migraine headaches was granted based on evidence that the condition had its onset during her active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cervical degenerative disc disease, lumbar degenerative disc disease, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral arm disorders, and headaches as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, bilateral pes planus, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and pseudofolliculitis barbae as there is no evidence of chronic residuals or current disability related to these conditions.

The veteran's post-concussive headaches are rated at 10 percent, and service connection for residuals of a CVA and residuals pontine hemorrhage was denied.

The Board denied service connection for major depression and a right knee disorder, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's period of active service. The claims for a right eye disorder, cluster headaches, and tinnitus were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic headache disorder and bilateral hearing loss as there is no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year of discharge, nor any evidence linking them to the veteran's period of active military service.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and headaches as they are causally related to the veteran's head injury during his National Guard training.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and gastritis as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen them. The claim for PTSD was also denied due to a lack of credible evidence supporting an in-service stressor.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for sinusitis with headaches and now claimed as migraines, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD between September 3, 2003 and February 17, 2005. The claim for service connection for heart disease was denied.

The Board denied service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, a gastrointestinal disorder, and severe headaches as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's active military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for PTSD, bilateral tinnitus, cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, sleep apnea, left ear hearing loss, and service connection for hypertension and post concussion syndrome with headaches and short term memory loss were denied.

The Board determined that the veteran's headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's neuropathy of the right foot is secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and he is entitled to a 70 percent rating for PTSD from July 25, 2007.

The appeal is remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar and cervical spine, headaches, and insomnia were denied service connection. However, a left trapezius muscle strain was granted service connection.

The Board remanded the two issues remaining on appeal to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's right knee disability and tension headaches.