Migraines & headaches decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and migraines, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions and insufficient evidence to establish a link between them and his military service.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the veteran's migraine headaches, effective from May 11, 2004.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for neck disability, seizure disorder as a residual of a head injury, brain damage as a residual of a head injury, and headache disorder as a residual of a head injury due to lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current migraine headaches and vertigo are not related to his military service. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently present but its etiology remains unclear.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of increased evaluation for headaches and service connection for a gastrointestinal disability have not yet been formally returned to the Board.

The Board has denied service connection for OSA. Service connection for Hepatitis C and Migraine Headaches is pending as additional evidence and examination are required.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence received by VA.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current disability involving the claimed manifestations of joint pain, muscle pain, eye disability (residual conjunctivitis), fatigue, sleep disturbance, or headaches. Therefore, service connection is denied for these conditions.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, headaches, and leg pain.,Service connection was not granted for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

The Board has granted service connection for a migraine disorder and residuals of acute occipital infarct, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for post-concussion syndrome, an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depression), asthma, hypertension, and skin cancer. The Board found that there was no evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the claimed conditions, and there was insufficient evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to service or herbicide exposure.

The veteran's sinusitis is currently evaluated at 50 percent, the highest schedular rating available.,The claim for service connection for migraine headaches has not been reopened.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic headaches, gastritis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as the veteran's conditions existed prior to service or were not aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, but denied service connection for chronic sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and headaches, claiming as migraine due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits was denied as her annual income exceeded the maximum allowable rate. The cause of death is listed as cardiac arrest, but no service-connected conditions were found at the time of the veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's headaches are found to have had its onset during active service.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits cannot be granted as his informal claim was considered abandoned due to failure to provide requested evidence within one year of request. The benefit-of-the-doubt rule is not applicable.