Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, pterygium, and angioedema of the lower lip. The issues regarding increased ratings for left knee reconstruction, sinus disability with headaches, and memory loss and chest pain are still pending.

The veteran's service-connected sinusitis is manifested by more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year, warranting a 30 percent disability evaluation.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and paranoid schizophrenia have been denied. The RO has not assigned any rating or effective date for these conditions.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA benefits due to a finding of bad faith. The RO is instructed to locate and associate with the claims file all award letters or other correspondence sent to the veteran during the period in question that discuss the amount of monthly compensation he was to receive.

The veteran's allergies were not service-connected, but her right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are each rated at 10 percent disabling. The veteran's headaches are noncompensably disabling.

The Board granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability effective from July 24, 1990. The veteran's claim for service connection for macrocephaly is considered 'unknown' as it was not properly addressed in the appeal process.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is denied as the symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7346.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his headaches, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The veteran's nonpsychotic organic brain syndrome with headaches and dizziness is rated at 50 percent disabling, but his total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities remains denied.

The Board has determined that the October 1989 rating decision, which granted service connection for right occipital neuralgia and subsequent headache syndrome with a 10 percent evaluation, was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The veteran's current condition is diagnosed as including migraine type headaches, and his disability manifests by characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once per month.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, blackouts, memory loss, poor vision, and a seizure disorder. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for other conditions is pending.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for migraine headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new regulations and evidence requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fungus of the toes, dry nasal passages, skin rash, headaches, fatigue, joint pain, bowel problems, and bladder problems, all claimed as chronic disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illness.

The veteran's fatigue and migraine headaches are presumed to be due to an undiagnosed illness that developed during service. The left knee arthritis is also presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD, and his reported symptoms of insomnia, irritability, diminished sex drive, memory loss, headaches, elbow condition, and left ankle pain are related to known clinical diagnoses rather than an undiagnosed illness. The veteran's joint pain is also considered but no specific service connection was granted.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim of service connection for fatigue and headaches, claimed as secondary to anti-convulsive medications taken for his service-connected seizure disorder, was denied by the RO. The case is being remanded for further development and readjudication.

The Board found that the criteria for a compensable rating for residuals of a nose fracture and septoplasty have not been met at any time since the award of service connection for that disability. The veteran's claims of service connection for cervical strain and headaches are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their current existence or relationship to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected tension headaches and intermittent palsy of the left lateral rectus eye muscle, finding that neither condition warranted a higher evaluation based on the evidence provided.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits and entitlement to accrued benefits due to a lack of pending claims at the time of the veteran's death. The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is addressed in the remand portion.