Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection due to his failure to respond to requests for information and evidence, resulting in an abandonment of his claim.

The Board has granted an original evaluation of 10 percent for the appellant's muscle tension headaches disability, effective from October 13, 1992 to March 7, 1995. The rating was increased to 10 percent from March 8, 1995.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for multiple sclerosis, currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his post-traumatic headaches and left ankle disability, but found that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen his claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gastro-esophageal reflux disorder, carpal tunnel syndrome and numbness in hands and arms, sleep disturbance (not due to psychiatric disability), headaches, and poor appetite and weight loss are all service-connected based on their association with undiagnosed illness experienced during her service in the Gulf War theater.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the veteran's migraine headaches, effective from February 15, 2000. The veteran's headaches are very frequent and completely prostrating, impacting his life considerably.

The Board has denied all the claims for service connection due to lack of objective indications of chronic disability or evidence of a current disability.

The VA reduced the appellant's disability rating from ten to zero percent for an anxiety reaction with tension headaches in May 1977, and this decision is considered final based on evidence at that time. The appellant now claims there was a clear and unmistakable error in this decision.

The Board has granted increased ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder, headaches secondary to fragment wound, and polypoid right frontal sinus. The other claims remain unchanged.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 14, 1993 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided in favor of the veteran, granting service connection for tension headaches.

The veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that the criteria for a higher evaluation have not been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right knee disability, flat feet, low back disorder, and other injuries. The RO granted service connection for a chip fracture of the second finger of the right hand but denied all other claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back, headaches, and stomach conditions are not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted increased disability ratings for chronic headaches and muscle strain of the thoracic and lumbar spine, with radiculopathy. The appellant's symptoms have been characterized by severe economic inadaptability due to his headaches, moderate pain and minimal functional impairment from his thoracic spine strain, and no clinically demonstrable radiculopathy from his lumbar spine strain.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a skull fracture with concussion, finding that his headaches were symptoms of the service-connected condition and not separate disabilities.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's subarachnoid cyst, finding no ascertainable residuals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, disability manifested by high cholesterol, stomach disorder, deviated nasal septum, headaches, sinus disorder, and residuals of a cold injury due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and bilateral arm pain, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical spine disorder, sleep disorder, sexual dysfunction, and headaches are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected lumbosacral strain. The veteran's cervical spine disorder is not related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain, while his sleep disorder is attributed to a herniated disc at L5-S1 and cervical spine disorder.