Migraines & headaches decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for vision problems and granted a 10 percent disability rating for chronic, recurrent headaches. The veteran's PTSD was assigned a 50 percent initial evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's current headaches are not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The appeals are not about service connection at all, but rather specific disabilities and their evaluations.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, headaches, and residuals of fracture of the right side of the face with traumatic trigeminal neuralgia due to lack of evidence showing that these conditions were aggravated by military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, right and left knee conditions, headaches, chest pain, low back pain, dysthymia, and hearing loss as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these claims.

The veteran's irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, fatigue, and eye disorder are presumed to have been incurred during service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. Sinusitis is not considered a qualifying chronic disability under VA regulations.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a scar, post-operative residuals of pilonidal cyst were denied. The Board found that the veteran did not have a current disability related to his in-service injuries and that the scars did not meet criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's military service does not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.,Service connection was also denied for a current acquired psychiatric disorder (schizoaffective disorder) as there is no medical evidence of its onset during or within one year after service, and it is not related to service.

The Board has ordered the case remanded for additional examinations and development due to inadequate previous examinations.

The Board has found that the veteran does not have migraine headaches attributable to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board found that the veteran's headaches, shortness of breath, sleep apnea, and redness of the face are not related to the VA-prescribed medication Felodipine. The Board concluded that the proximate cause of these conditions is not reasonably foreseeable or due to VA fault in providing medical treatment.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VCAA notice.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraines was denied, but he is granted TDIU due to his service-connected post-traumatic headaches.

The veteran is seeking service connection for headaches. The RO denied this claim in October 2004, and the case has been remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for migraine headaches and TDIU, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a higher rating or individual unemployability based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for headaches, a left ear scar, bilateral defective hearing, and residuals of a head injury. The evidence submitted was found not to be new and material.

The Board found that the veteran began smoking prior to his active service, and thus cannot establish service connection for disabilities related to tobacco use. The Board denied the claim as there was no evidence linking the current conditions to his active duty.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, sinusitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for a higher rating on the claim of residuals of a head injury to include headaches and fractures of the right mandible and maxilla.

The veteran's migraine headaches were diagnosed during service and are considered to have started there, granting service connection.