Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected hypoglycemia, tension headaches, and sinusitis due to the need for further examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have new and material evidence to reopen her claims of service connection for defective hearing and headaches. The previous denial remains in effect.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35. The Board found that diabetes mellitus, hypertension, migraine headaches, and impotence were service-connected but did not find them to be the primary or contributory causes of the veteran's death from hepatocellular carcinoma.

The Board found that the veteran's current headaches did not have their onset in active service and were not related to his period of active military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected tension headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation due to inconsistent reports of prostrating attacks and well-controlled symptoms with medication.

The veteran's post-operative hip condition is not rated higher than 50 percent, his migraines are rated at 30 percent, and his GERD is rated at 10 percent. No other conditions or issues have been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including knee disability, foot disability, headaches, constipation, and psychiatric disorder, all secondary to his service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome status post discectomy.

The Board has reopened the appellant's service connection claim for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence submitted since the December 2000 decision. However, the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially or materially to the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and reviews of his medical records to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of his claimed conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including back disability, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and various knee disabilities. The evaluations for the knees and ankle disabilities were also denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and private hospitalization reports.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding no medical evidence to support a chronic disability that had its onset in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for macular degeneration and headaches, finding no evidence to support these conditions as being incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's migraine headaches to service or his service-connected hemangioma of the nose, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a low back disability or headaches incurred during active service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant does not have established diagnoses of migraine headaches, insomnia or a back disorder manifested by knots and bumps. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ovarian cancer, cardiac disability (coronary artery disease), paresthesias in the extremities (peripheral neuropathy), and headaches (migraine headaches) are not service-connected. The evidence does not establish a nexus between these conditions and her military service.

The veteran's increased evaluation for migraine headaches is being remanded due to insufficient evidence of the severity and frequency of his migraines.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bicuspid aortic valve with mild stenosis, mental condition due to physical trauma, right toe injury, peroneal tendonitis of the right ankle, and migraine headaches. The veteran's current somatoform disorder is already service-connected.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of concussion with headaches, finding that his subjective complaint of dizziness is symptomatic of brain trauma.