Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's headaches and hiatal hernia disability were not incurred in or aggravated during his military service, nor are they otherwise related to his service. The acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD was also denied as there is no evidence of a verified stressor.

The Board has found no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and concludes that none are related to service.

The Board denied an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder and did not reopen the veteran's claims for decreased visual acuity of the left eye and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for blurred vision as secondary to the veteran's service-connected brain concussion and assigned a 10 percent rating for his headaches.

The veteran's claimed conditions, including neurodermatitis, bilateral olecranon bone spurs, bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and tension headaches, were not found to be service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to higher initial evaluations for reactive airway disease and allergic rhinosinusitis due to a lack of evidence showing marked interference with employment status or necessitating frequent periods of hospitalization.

The Board found that the appellant's initial period of active duty from October 10, 1979 to October 9, 1983 was completed under honorable conditions. However, her subsequent period of service from October 19, 1983 to December 24, 1986 ended with an other than honorable discharge due to a court-martial conviction for child abuse. The appellant's claimed psychiatric disabilities were not shown to be related to her military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disorder is not causing his headaches, and therefore does not grant service connection for headaches. The RO should attempt to locate medical records pertaining to the veteran's claims on appeal.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected multiple joint pain with myofascial headaches and sleep disorder, finding that his symptoms most closely match characteristic prostrating attacks occurring an average of once a month over the last several months.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for migraine headaches, as her assertions are essentially duplicative of previous statements.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's laceration scar of the right ankle, post-traumatic headaches, and lumbar paravertebral myositis. The veteran is now rated at 10 percent for each condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder with complaints of headaches and memory loss does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as failure to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and active service.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD resulted in severe impairment, warranting a 70% evaluation prior to June 29, 1998. After that date, the condition warranted an increased rating to 100%. The veteran did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, which meets the criteria for a higher rating.,The veteran's asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10 percent rating for headaches.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's headaches, residuals of a brain concussion, finding that they have been productive of symptoms commensurate with no more than a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for procedural matters, including scheduling a hearing and ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development of his claim, including a VA examination and additional evidence submission.

The veteran's claimed conditions are not service connected due to the presence of known clinical diagnoses.