Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal because no timely substantive appeal was filed within the required time frame.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, and various gastrointestinal and neurological conditions due to an undiagnosed illness. The appeals were not granted as there was no credible evidence of a verified in-service stressor for PTSD or any chronic disability related to the claimed undiagnosed illnesses.

The Board found that the veteran's current diagnosis of chronic headaches is likely to have developed as a result of head injury sustained in active wartime service. The claim for service connection for chronic skin disorder of the feet was held in abeyance pending completion of development requested.

The veteran's psychiatric disorder is found to have its onset during service, and he is granted service connection. The initial rating for his left shoulder disability remains at 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection were previously denied as not well grounded. The Board has now remanded the case to allow further development of evidence, including verification of stressors and exposure in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for headaches and hearing loss as residuals of a head injury, tinnitus, and residuals of a head injury. The decisions were final due to lack of appeal or extension of time.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 1, 1996, for pension benefits is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent schedular rating for his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia. The issue of service connection for psoriasis remains pending.

The Board finds that the veteran does not suffer from current disability of the neck and denies her claim for service connection.

The veteran's sinusitis with allergic rhinitis and headaches is currently rated at 10 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new rating criteria.

The veteran's combined disability rating is no more than 30 percent, which meets the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The veteran's claims for service connection and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the veteran did not meet the legal requirements for these claims due to the timing of her original claim.

The Board found that the veteran's headaches due to head injury are manifested primarily by daily headache pain and migraines with characteristic-prostrating attacks occurring on an average of twice a month for several months. The evidence did not demonstrate frequent and completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, which would warrant a higher rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back disorder, right knee disorder, cervical spine disorder, upper back disorder, headaches, or left knee disorder. The Board found no in-service incurrence of these conditions and thus denied service connection for all issues.

The Board has denied service connection for neck and shoulder disorders, headaches, tinnitus, and a low back disorder. The claim for increased rating of chondromalacia of the right knee was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and headaches and tinnitus secondary to head trauma.

The veteran's loss of the right kidney is determined to be a congenital condition and not incurred in service. Headaches, however, are found to have originated during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking them to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of multiple skull fractures, including headaches and a compensable evaluation for residuals of left shoulder fractures.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disorder, residuals of fractures of the back and legs, and headaches. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, memory loss, cardiovascular disorder, allergies, and aching joints due to an undiagnosed illness. The appellant's claims were not supported by medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.