Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disorder or skin disorder related to his active service, but he did experience headaches during active duty for training. The veteran's current headaches are considered as an undiagnosed illness due to his Gulf War service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's headache disorder is a current disability incurred in service.

The veteran's headaches, right leg disability (venous insufficiency and stasis dermatitis), and left leg disability (venous insufficiency and stasis dermatitis) are all found to be related to his service-connected shell fragment wounds. The veteran is granted increased evaluations for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for contusion of the right orbital socket with headaches and for a pinched nerve in the neck and shoulder, finding no evidence to support these claims. The claim for reopening the pinched nerve issue was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for undiagnosed illness manifested by diffuse myalgias, joint pains and tension headaches is being remanded due to the need for a personal hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis with headaches and temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete verification of his period of active duty and the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for a left trapezius muscle scar, service connection for a cervical spine disability and headaches as secondary to his residuals of a left shoulder injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of post-traumatic headache disorder, finding that the appropriate effective date is May 23, 2002.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, warranting service connection for these conditions. Headaches were also found to be incurred in service.

The veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, and he is also rated at 10 percent for migraine headaches. His combined rating is 40 percent. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher schedular rating.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied as there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 2, 2001 for the grant of a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability due to lack of evidence showing he became unemployable within one year of that date and because his service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for such a rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic headaches are more likely than not related to his service-connected right temporal lobe craniotomy and/or head injury from a parachute jump in 1988, granting service connection for these residuals.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining service medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his low back strain, right shoulder condition, and psychiatric issues.

The Board has received notification from the appellant that they wish to withdraw their appeal, leading to its dismissal.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including an earlier effective date for partial complex seizures and increased evaluations for PTSD and headaches.

The veteran's service-connected headaches and brain changes are found to be secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic encephalopathy.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being required, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressor events.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a depressive disorder, other than as being due to an undiagnosed illness, was denied. The Board also denied the claim for an original disability rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches.