Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted separate evaluations for the veteran's service-connected right arm palsy and occipital headaches, but denied an increased evaluation for his residuals of a fracture of the cervical spine.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are denied due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient documentation and potential errors in decision-making. The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical treatment received at Casey County Hospital is denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension purposes due to her service-connected disabilities, as well as her other nonservice-connected conditions. The RO found that she did not meet the percentage requirements for a combined rating of 70% or more.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and assigned a 10 percent disability evaluation, effective from June 22, 1995. The veteran's claim of entitlement to an earlier effective date is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-concussive syndrome with headaches and seizure disorder was granted, but the issue of service connection for PTSD remains unresolved.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as she withdrew her appeal by indicating satisfaction with the decision and requesting withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and headaches due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The veteran's headaches are found to be due to his service-connected shrapnel wound, and the claim is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, bronchial asthma, and a skin condition as secondary to Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran is seeking compensation for postoperative residuals of a left eye retinal attachment repair with a scleral buckle, including loss of vision, eye pain, headaches, and judgment problems. The VA claims that the additional disability may be due to carelessness or negligence on the part of VA treatment providers.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, which were attributed to a known clinical diagnosis (migraine headaches), and found that they did not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness due to military service.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings on four conditions have been dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing their appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for encephalitis with headaches and assigned a 10 percent rating. The claims for depression and cognitive disorder were denied as not well grounded.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected PTSD, major depressive disorder, and psychosomatic tension/vascular headaches was denied because the earliest date from which it could be factually ascertainable that an increase in disability occurred is September 24, 1996.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current bilateral hearing loss as defined by VA regulations, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and denied claims for service connection for headaches and a skin disorder due to lack of evidence showing an increase in severity during service or any link to Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's tension-type headaches are found to be incurred in service and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting a VA psychiatric and neurological examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD is service-connected and the severity of her migraine headaches.

The veteran's increased rating claim for migraine headaches is denied as the evidence does not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks or severe economic inadaptability required for a higher evaluation.