Migraines & headaches decisions — 2009

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to her request for a Board hearing. The issues of service connection for various conditions are pending.

The Veteran's post traumatic headaches are rated at 50 percent, and his bilateral flat feet are currently rated at 30 percent. The effective date for the 30 percent rating for bilateral flat feet is September 23, 2005.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury with concussion, neck problems, headaches and dizziness is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability evaluation for service-connected migraine headaches has been granted, with a rating of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected cerebral concussion with secondary headaches is rated at 50 percent, the maximum available under DC 8100 for very frequent completely prostrating attacks.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a left eye disability, left temple headaches due to trauma, or groin muscle strain related to his military service. The claim for bronchitis is remanded for further development.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for headaches, which he claims are related to his service-connected disabilities and/or undiagnosed illness. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete notice and need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for migraine headaches, left and right shin splints have been denied as the evidence does not show that his symptoms warrant a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and the need for additional examination. The Veteran's claims for depression and headaches are pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including tuberculosis, liver damage and hepatitis, endocrine system damage with diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, neuropathy of extremities, diabetic retinopathy blindness, and headaches. The decision found that new evidence did not support reopening the claim for residuals of tuberculosis, and that there was no direct service connection for any of the other conditions.

The Board has granted a separate, 10 percent evaluation for left eye nystagmus. The issue of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for the residuals of left eye injury to include headaches, dizziness, light sensitivity, double vision, and nausea is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current low back disability, headache (migraine) or PTSD. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for scoliosis, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for scoliosis, and that there was no direct or secondary service connection for the other conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include depression, cervical spine strain, traumatic injury to the lumbosacral spine with strain, post-traumatic right supraorbital neuropathy, and visual field defect of the right eye with glaucoma, have been rated based on their individual effects. The combined rating is 80 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current headaches are not related to his service or any incident therein, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a higher initial disability rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches and denied an increased rating for costochondritis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claims. The Board found no evidence linking current psychiatric, seizure, varicose vein, or headache conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's request for additional training and computer assistance was denied as it is not necessary to improve his independence in daily living given the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the left ankle disorder was secondary to a service-connected right ankle disability, pes planus was not incurred during active military service, and other claimed conditions did not meet the criteria for service connection.