Migraines & headaches decisions — 2008

The Board has granted service connection for chronic headaches, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness. The claim for a compensable evaluation for recurrent kidney stones is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the injuries sustained on June 21, 1986 were incurred in the line of duty and granted service connection for all claimed conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed residuals of a head injury, including headaches, and right eye disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatic fever, heart disability, arthritis of the lumbar spine, peptic ulcer disease, adenocarcinoma of the stomach, hypertension, rhinitis, and sinusitis with headaches. The veteran did not have a diagnosis of rheumatic fever during or after his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to insufficient evidence of the severity and frequency of her migraine headaches. She needs a new VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic headaches, diagnosed as migraine headaches, were not incurred in or aggravated by service and are not related to an undiagnosed illness. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and review of the claims, including a hearing before the Board.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance, as he is able to perform most activities of daily living without assistance.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and migraine headaches, but denied service connection for a neck disorder due to lack of medical evidence linking the conditions to military service.

The veteran's headache disorder is rated at 50 percent, and a 100 percent rating on an extraschedular basis is granted. The claim for TDIU based on the service-connected disability is dismissed as moot.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic tension headaches warrant a 10 percent disability rating, as they are rated analogous to migraine disorders. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation due to lack of characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board is unable to determine the validity of the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and hypertension due to insufficient evidence. The RO should obtain additional medical records, including from his employment physicals, and schedule him for VA examinations to assess the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a low back disability and granted service connection. The claims for COPD, dental disability, headaches, sinusitis, and rhinitis were denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a sinus condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left arm condition, and headaches as there is no competent evidence of current disabilities.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected post-concussion headaches do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral blurry vision with a right eye cataract, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hip disability were denied. The Board found that the current disabilities are not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine strain with degenerative disc disease, thoracolumbosacral spine strain with degenerative changes, tension headaches, right upper and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndromes, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability. The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing right knee disability was not aggravated by service.