Migraines & headaches decisions — 2009

The Veteran's claims for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on December 23, 2006 and March 9, 2007 were denied as the treatment was not for a condition that would have been hazardous to life or health if delayed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, finding no evidence that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by active service and no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, including as due to his service-connected lumbosacral strain with herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1.

The Veteran's sinusitis with headaches was granted a rating of 30 percent, as the evidence demonstrated more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board grants service connection for tinnitus, as it is associated with the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for a neurological disorder of the upper and lower extremities, headaches, and blurred vision are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral stress headaches and H. pylori with peptic ulcer disease, but granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD, and an increased rating for headaches.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no competent medical evidence of any current chronic disability.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The veteran's headaches are service-connected as they were caused by his service-connected PTSD medication.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 10 percent, as the evidence does not show characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average one in two months over the last several months.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for hearing loss and situational anxiety/dysthymia, but denied service connection for hearing loss. The claim for PTSD was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the petition to reopen a claim of service connection for headaches as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The claim for service connection for Graves' disease and a disability due to environmental hazards was reopened based on new evidence, but the Veteran's military service did not meet threshold eligibility requirements for application of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1117.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied the claims for a right knee disability, low back disability, and sinusitis.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the low back disability effective March 26, 2007, and a 10 percent rating for neurological manifestations of the lumbar spine disability affecting the right lower extremity. The right knee disability was rated at 10 percent.

The appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for a right knee disorder was denied as new and material evidence had not been received. The initial compensable rating for migraine headaches was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right leg disorder and migraine headaches as there was no competent evidence of record to support the claims.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and bilateral wrist strain.

The Board denied service connection for both migraine headaches and a chronic sinus condition as there was no evidence of an etiologic link between the appellant's service and his current disabilities.