Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is likely due to noise exposure during military service. The issues of service connection for headaches and hearing loss are remanded for further development.

The veteran's vasomotor rhinitis, including headaches and sinus congestion, is evaluated at a 30 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, fatigue, hair loss, lower extremity numbness, dry mouth, night sweats, painful joints, and migraine headaches. The decision found no current manifestations of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine headaches are of service origin and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board found no evidence of current residuals of heat stroke or headaches related to military service and denied the veteran's claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for VCAA notification and additional development of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on March 7, 2002 due to lack of feasibility of VA facilities being available at that time.

The veteran's diabetes and related symptoms, including headaches and dizziness, are being reviewed due to new evidence submitted by the appellant. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and failure to provide proper VCAA notice. The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, dizziness, swelling of hands, loss of energy, and pressure as secondary to his service-connected hypertension is on appeal along with a request for an increased evaluation for hypertension.

The VA granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, effective July 9, 2003.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and other disabilities are denied as there is no current evidence of a chronic disability to support the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic headache disorder and for tongue itching, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim. The rating for onychomycosis of the right great toe was also denied as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The veteran's migraine headaches were rated at 10 percent from February 14, 1996 to July 1, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including pseudofolliculitis barbae and myasthenia gravis. The decision also found no new and material evidence to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his migraine headaches, finding that they more nearly approximated the criteria for a 10 percent rating prior to December 10, 2002 and a 30 percent rating as of and since December 10, 2002.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches claimed as secondary to chickenpox, resulting in a denial.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with fatigue and memory loss, headaches, and the veteran's Gulf War exposure. Service connection was denied for peripheral neuropathy or neurological symptoms of the lower extremities due to an undiagnosed illness and residuals of a left inguinal hernia.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have Meniere's disease or migraine headaches that are related to his active service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right shoulder disability and upheld a 10 percent rating. The claim for a higher rating for residuals of head injury was also denied.