Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims, including a review of the medical records and an examination to determine if any current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board found no evidence to support a link between the veteran's current hearing loss, tinnitus, and severe headaches with his active service. The claims for service connection were denied.

The veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error in a July 1972 Board decision denying an increased disability rating for his service-connected back disability has been dismissed without prejudice to re-filing.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition, nicotine dependency, and sinus headaches. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and ensure compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board and RO have denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, heart condition, weakness of the left lower extremity with paresis, sensory deficit on the left side of his body, tinnitus, depressive disorder, headaches, and memory loss. The evidence submitted since previous decisions does not support reopening these claims.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches, but further development is needed before a decision can be made on the merits.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluation of mandible fracture residuals, service connection for head trauma including headaches and dizziness, bilateral elbow disorder, refractive error (hyperopia and presbyopia), and hearing loss. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in rating beyond 10 percent for the jaw disability or establish service connection for any of the other conditions.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected migraine headaches with dizziness, effective from July 6, 1994.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, fatigue (undiagnosed illness), headaches, sleep disorder or insomnia, and memory loss due to lack of credible supporting evidence for claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches and subcutaneous nodules of the left forearm, finding no evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and VA clinical records. The veteran's claims for headaches and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for uterine fibroid tumors causing irregular menses with anemia are being reviewed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection and increased disability evaluations are granted, with an effective date of May 15, 1996. The veteran is also granted to reopen his previously denied claims regarding dental trauma and sensory impairment of the left facial area.

The veteran's tinnitus was found to be persistent and warranting a 10 percent evaluation since September 20, 1993. The effective date for this grant of service connection is set at September 20, 1993.

The veteran's claims for service connection for benign positional vertigo and headaches were previously denied. The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and headaches are service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VCAA notice and for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's headaches and sinusitis are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee strain and headaches, finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for headaches and TDIU are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, but the issue of an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for seborrheic dermatitis is remanded.

The veteran's service connection for a disorder characterized by chronic fatigue, tension headaches, and bilateral knee and right shoulder pain (diagnosed as fibromyalgia) is granted due to the presumption of incurrence during service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.