Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of whether extra-schedular considerations should be applied. The issues include increased evaluations for scars, headaches, and TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and assigned a noncompensable (0%) rating. The veteran's current diagnosis of migraine headaches is linked to a head injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident during service.

The veteran's forehead scar and headaches are currently rated, but not in excess of the assigned ratings.,Service connection for dizziness and tinnitus is denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, chest pain or disability manifested by chest pain, sleep impairment or a sleep disorder, and nervousness or a psychiatric disorder. The appeals are being remanded to obtain additional medical examinations and evidence.

The Board has determined that additional records are needed from the veteran's VA medical centers and Social Security Administration to properly assess his claims. The veteran will be scheduled for a new VA examination to determine if his disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his inservice head injury.

The Board finds that the veteran's chronic cluster headaches are related to his service and grants entitlement to service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and therefore denied her claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pes planus, and headaches as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected head injury with headaches and lumbosacral strain, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine headaches with associated fatigue were incurred in active service and granted service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic headache disorder during service and concluded that the veteran's current headaches are not related to his service-connected scar of the right eyebrow. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as there is no additional disability resulting from VA medical treatment involving lancing of a boil on the right arm.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypertension or headaches due to service. The evidence shows no findings, treatment, or diagnoses for these conditions in service and there is insufficient medical evidence linking them to service.,The veteran's claims for hypertension and headaches are denied as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for brain trauma with headaches and seizures is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records, including Social Security Administration (SSA) records and VA treatment records. The veteran also needs a neurological examination to determine the frequency of his seizures.

The Board has denied service connection for migraine headaches and residuals of pneumonia as there is no medical evidence or opinion establishing a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and granted service connection for nonobstructive coronary artery disease secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claims for residuals of a neck injury and residuals of a left shoulder injury were denied as not timely appealed. The new evidence does not refute the prior determination that these injuries pre-existed service.,Service connection was denied for sinusitis, headaches, and peripheral vascular disease due to lack of objective indications of chronic disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine and right jaw/TMJ pain and jaw fracture, as well as his claim for a compensable evaluation for scar on left mastoid and chin area. The evidence did not establish current diagnoses or link these conditions to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy, and migraine headaches. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is REMANDED.,No specific reasoning was provided by the Board regarding the decision summary.

The Board found that the veteran's equilibrium condition and migraine headaches are not causally related to his service-connected tinnitus, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notice and further development of his claims.