Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hiatal hernia with gastritis and duodenitis, a scalp condition, a skin condition, hemorrhoids, migraine headaches, and chronic fatigue syndrome, all claimed as due to undiagnosed illnesses during active service in Southwest Asia.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for allergies and headaches. The veteran's current conditions are not shown to be due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran's malaria was incurred during his military service and granted increased evaluations for his psychiatric condition and bursitis. The claims regarding clear and unmistakable error in rating decisions were also addressed, with some issues resolved in favor of the appellant.

The veteran is granted service connection for headaches, insomnia, memory loss, and joint aches as due to an undiagnosed illness during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The VA has determined that the veteran's anxiety reaction, currently rated at 30 percent, does not warrant a higher rating due to moderate impairment in social functioning.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his status post left knee internal derangement and migraine headache, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The RO denied this claim, finding that there was no evidence to support a request for earlier TDIU effective date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings on an extra-schedular basis and did not find evidence of a valid earlier effective date for TDIU.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his sinus disorder, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on frequent or severe symptoms.

The Board finds that the veteran's headaches do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once per month.

The Board has determined that the appellant was not permanently incapable of self-support before reaching the age of 18, based on the lack of evidence showing such incapacity at or before his 18th birthday.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle sprain and confirmed the presence of a cortico avulsion fracture of the navicular in the right foot. The other conditions are not considered to be related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dysthymia, an increased evaluation for his right ankle and neuropsychiatric disabilities, and earlier effective dates for grants of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not warrant an evaluation in excess of the currently assigned ratings.

The Board denied all claims of service connection for various conditions due to undiagnosed illness, finding no objective evidence supporting the veteran's assertions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for mechanical low back pain and headaches secondary to mechanical low back pain, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for mechanical low back pain. The Board also found that service connection for headaches on a secondary basis was not warranted.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, insomnia, mid-back myositis, low back strain, and headaches have been denied. The RO found that the veteran does not meet the regulatory criteria for a current disability involving bilateral hearing loss. For the other conditions, the RO granted service connection but assigned 10 percent disability ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that he had been unemployable prior to December 5, 1997.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for neurological disabilities caused by Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including skin disorders of the hands and feet, headaches, weight gain, joint pain, hypertension, memory loss, weakness, an intestinal disorder, and cellulitis. The appeals were decided on their merits.