Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disorder and a sinus disorder, finding that both conditions had their origins in service.

The veteran's headaches are found to be as likely as not related to his period of active military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total rating due to service-connected disabilities was denied as the effective date of March 27, 2001 is correct because the depression was first claimed on that date.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for closed head injury with post-traumatic migraine headaches, effective from April 14, 1998.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic low back disability, bilateral pes planus, residuals of amputation of the third toe of the right foot, chronic headaches, and scars behind the ears. The appeals are all denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The VA found that the service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic muscular strain of the lumbar spine and assigned a 10 percent evaluation effective November 28, 1995. The veteran's appeal is not about service connection at all.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected headaches, currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran withdrew his appeal due to returning to active duty, and thus the issues are dismissed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board hearing at the RO. The issues of service connection for headaches and a compensable rating for a head scar are pending.

The veteran's current headaches were not present during service and have been diagnosed as tension headaches. The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection due to an undiagnosed illness or any other presumption.

The Board has determined that the veteran currently suffers from left shoulder tendonitis with a retained metallic foreign body related to an injury caused by a split rim tire explosion during active duty service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected partial paralysis of the fifth and seventh cranial nerves is found to be a proximate cause of his headaches, thus granting service connection for headaches secondary to these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right foot disorder (including as secondary to a left foot disorder), and esotropia have been denied. The claim for service connection for headaches is pending.

The veteran's death was caused by a seizure disorder, which is not service-connected. Service connection was denied for joint pain, fever, pericarditis, allergies, and mental relapse.

The Board has granted service connection for dizziness, attributing it to the veteran's active military service and his long history of headaches.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a diagnosed headache disability distinct from his service-connected cervical spine muscle spasms, and thus denied the claim of service connection for headaches.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including those claimed as a result of undiagnosed illness. The Board concluded that none of the claimed disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The case is being remanded for further development and examination to determine the validity of the veteran's claims, including a left shoulder disability, erectile dysfunction, and headache disorder.

The Board found that the appellant's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is characterized by mild symptoms and does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation. The claim for service connection of migraine headaches was also denied as there is no evidence indicating the disorder had its onset in service.