Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected residuals of a cerebral concussion with headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for a compensable rating for his hemorrhoids. The claims of service connection for headaches, joint stiffness, prostatism, and residuals of left ankle and foot injury were denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions began during service or are causally linked to any incident of active duty.

The VA denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right eye impairment, including blurred vision, headaches, vision loss, and right eye lid impairment due to VA surgery.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected cluster headaches do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus denies his claim for TDIU.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to exposure to Agent Orange and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the December 1993 rating decision denying service connection for a headache disorder and a psychiatric disorder was final. The veteran did not appeal this decision, as he had not received notice of it.

The Board denied all service connection claims as the veteran did not have active military service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War, and there is no clinical evidence of any claimed conditions following his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's headache disorder had its onset in service and granted her claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied across multiple conditions, with the exception of a denial on the merits for right ear hearing loss due to lack of appeal. The claim for acne vulgaris was also denied on the merits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for viral hepatitis B, a bilateral knee disorder, and residuals of viral meningoencephalitis with mild memory impairment, mild expressive aphasia, and headaches. The back disability is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's tension headache disorder was first manifested and treated during service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right and left knee disabilities, cervical spine disability, headaches, and ganglion cyst of the wrist. The appeals were based on direct service connection.

The veteran withdrew his appeal during a personal hearing, and the Board dismissed the case without prejudice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current headaches and bilateral hearing loss did not begin during service or due to any incident of service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection were granted, but the ratings assigned are noncompensable or 10 percent. The cardiovascular disability claim was denied as not proximately due to a service-connected condition.

The Board found that the veteran's headaches were not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability, residuals of head injury with recurrent headaches, residuals of cervical spine and thoracic spine injuries, and gastrointestinal disorder. The veteran did not have a current disability for any of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 22, 1998, for a 50 percent disability rating for post-concussion syndrome with recurrent headaches. The evidence did not support an earlier effective date due to lack of ascertainable increase in disability prior to May 22, 1998.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral eye disorder, and a headache disorder. The evidence submitted did not meet the criteria to reopen these claims or establish service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current disabilities of headaches, jaw problems, facial scars, and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine are results of his inservice motor vehicle accident.