Migraines & headaches decisions — 2008

The veteran's tinnitus is rated at the minimum possible rating of 10 percent.,His headaches are currently rated as noncompensable (0 percent).,His chronic diarrhea is also rated as noncompensable (0 percent).

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to his request for a Board hearing, and no other decisions have been made on the merits of these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen for service connection for headaches, amnesia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including those related to herbicide exposure, were denied. The effective dates for some of the conditions and ratings are established but not earlier than specified.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensable evaluations for his head, shoulder, and leg injuries. The decision found that headaches were likely due to pre-existing conditions and not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of the medical records and notification regarding secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine headaches were aggravated by her second period of active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum from a VA orthopedic examiner and a neuropsychiatric examination. The AMC/RO must also verify the veteran's service records, obtain SSA records if applicable, and determine if a VA social and industrial survey is warranted.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for chronic headaches, effective from December 2005. The veteran's symptoms include episodes occurring three to four times per month lasting up to three days with prostrating flare-up pain lasting fifteen minutes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current headaches are causally related to her military service and grants her claim for service connection.

The Board found no residuals of traumatic head injury incurred in or aggravated during military service.

The Board has raised some questions about the current severity of the veteran's service-connected mixed migraine/cluster headaches and has ordered further development to determine this issue.

The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine headaches were incurred during his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for head injuries and a compensable evaluation for his left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's current headache disorder is not related to his in-service head injury and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and arranging for VA examinations to determine if the veteran's headaches, fatigue, and mood swings are related to his active military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, nausea, and jungle rot are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of headaches, and the Board has dismissed the matter without prejudice.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, bilateral hip disability, low back disability, right ankle disability, and headaches, all to include as secondary to a right knee injury.

The veteran's duodenal ulcer, confirmed by x-ray examination, first manifested in service and is presumed to have been incurred during active military service within the first year following active service. Service connection for this condition is granted.