Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's benign brain tumor and chronic headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and an organic disease of the nervous system may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as secondary to a service-connected disability was denied.,The veteran's claims for higher ratings for her low back disorder were partially granted, with the RO assigning a 40 percent rating from December 3, 1994, to November 13, 1996. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of repair of an enterocele and posterior colporrhaphy was denied.,The veteran's claim for a higher rating for her IBS was also denied.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and employment information.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The issues of service connection for various conditions are under review.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and migraine headaches, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a low back disorder and concluding that there is insufficient medical evidence linking either condition to service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's migraine headaches, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete VA examinations, lack of VCAA notice, and need for additional medical evidence.

The veteran's service connection claim for fibromyalgia, manifested by joint pain, is granted. The remaining issues are remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notice and further medical examination.

The Board found that the veteran did not timely file a notice of disagreement regarding the June 13, 2002 RO determinations. The initial ratings assigned by the RO are upheld as the veteran's fibromyalgia symptoms are not refractory to therapy and his headaches do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection, and reopening of PTSD and asthma were adjudicated. The decision is mixed: some issues are granted (increased rating for post-traumatic headaches), while others are denied or require further evidence.

The Board has found that the veteran's service-connected memory loss with sleep problems, fatigue, headaches, and spurts of rage contributed substantially or materially to his death from brain cancer. As such, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has denied all claims for service connection, as there is no medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's meningioma with headaches is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected meningitis, and thus denied both claims for service connection. The claim for a compensable evaluation for residuals of meningitis was also denied.

The veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a motor vehicle accident, including headaches, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, degenerative changes in the lumbar spine, mild joint space narrowing of the bilateral shoulders, and dizziness are granted. The claim for service connection for panic attacks as a residual of a motor vehicle accident is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current migraine headaches are not related to any injury or disease incurred during his military service.

The veteran is entitled to service connection for headaches as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia, was denied as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease resulting in current disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a TMJ disability and her claim for service connection is denied. The issue of service connection for migraines remains pending.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected headaches, which is the maximum benefit allowed by law.