Migraines & headaches decisions — 2009

The Veteran's headaches and ataxia, claimed as residuals of a head injury, were not incurred in or aggravated by his active service.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current residuals of a left ankle fracture or visual disorder, and his claims for service connection are denied. The Veteran's heat stroke in service is found to be related to his current headaches, memory loss, and sleep disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher evaluations for headaches, left and right lower extremity disabilities, or scars.

The Veteran's headaches and dizziness were not found to be related to his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran does not have headaches that are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected migraine-type headaches do not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was granted and he is now receiving a 30 percent evaluation from May 2, 2006. The issue of an increased rating remains on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as the evidence does not support a higher initial rating for PTSD and there are no residuals of his service-connected tonsillectomy.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and black lung. However, it granted service connection for a rash as due to undiagnosed illness, headaches as due to undiagnosed illness, and extreme fatigue and frequent bowel movements as due to undiagnosed illness.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus, type II, were contributory causes of his death. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

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

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current multiple allergies, including loss of memory, hypertension, headaches, and shortness of breath, to his military service or any in-service exposure. The claim was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence and further examination is required.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches, left knee disability, right elbow laceration scar, and depression due to a lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for Mônière's syndrome with vertigo as well as reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis and sinus headaches. The appeal is now in remand status due to the pending decision on the claim of service connection for sinusitis and sinus headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a scar on the back of the head with migraines, finding no evidence of such condition in service or post-service. The psychiatric disorder claim is pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's migraine headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin disability of nails, shingles, chronic upper respiratory infection disability (claimed as seasonal allergies), and bilateral wrist disability. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of a chronic disability manifested by dizziness/motion sickness or vertigo, and thus denied these claims.