Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's current head and neck injuries, including headaches and cervical spine degenerative disk disease, are not related to his military service. The veteran's pre-existing migraines were not aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of a new condition being incurred in service.

The veteran's service-connected headaches are currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted an increased rating to a 30 percent evaluation for post-traumatic headaches, finding that the veteran's symptoms are frequent and severe enough to interfere with daily activities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the cervical spine and shoulders, unspecified disabilities due to gas chamber exposure, mustard gas, tear gas, Agent Orange, radiation exposure, drug experimentation and human experimentation, hypertensive cardiovascular disease (hypertension), lung disability and density, acute situational maladjustment - paranoid personality disorder, and radiation colitis have been denied. The claims for service connection for headaches were reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's migraine phenomenon warrants a rating of 30 percent, effective from when his claim was filed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep disturbance, migraine headaches, and chronic fatigue. The appeals were not about service connection due to an undiagnosed illness or a specific exposure basis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's headaches are service-connected, but his seizure disorder is not.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current headaches and cervical spine disorder are related to his service, including a head injury in service. The VA rating assigned is 30% for the headache condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection as his claimed conditions are not related to his military service, including any in-service radiation exposure.

The veteran's headaches are rated at 30 percent, which is an increase from the previous 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for headaches, finding that service connection was established and a higher rating was not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for multiple sclerosis and migraines, as well as an increased rating for the right arm burns. The decision also noted that appellant's symptoms were related to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disorder and migraine headaches did not originate during her military service, and therefore denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected somatoform disorder with headaches, effective from November 7, 1996. The claims for residuals of bilateral frostbite and defective vision were denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cerebral concussion, including headaches and seizures is denied because his second period of active duty was terminated by discharge under dishonorable conditions.

The Board found that the reductions in disability ratings for cognitive impairment with headaches and residuals of a neck injury were proper, effective June 1, 1999.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for service-connected blunt head injury with post-traumatic headaches, entitlement to a nonservice-connected pension, and service connection for chronic back strain and discogenic disease of the lumbar spine due to lack of sufficient medical evidence.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for the service-connected migraine headaches, effective from the date of the June 1999 procedure. The other claims have been withdrawn by the veteran.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches and a skin rash as due to herbicide exposure were dismissed because no timely substantive appeal was filed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are productive of characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of once a month, warranting a 30 percent rating.