Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded and denied them.

The veteran's combined nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The RO denied service connection and a noncompensable rating for the veteran's claimed conditions, including head concussion with headaches and anxiety neurosis.

The Board denied the appellant's claims, including his request for an increased evaluation for bilateral knee disability and his attempts to reopen previously denied claims for allergic rhinosinusitis, vascular headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to support these claims.

The veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease with sciatica and osteoarthritis lumbosacral spine is rated at 20 percent, while his service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated during service and are not presumed to be related to his military service. The stomach, sleep, and heart disabilities have been medically demonstrated after service but do not meet the criteria for an undiagnosed illness.

The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate as there is no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks or severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and depression, are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or depression related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, sleeplessness, insomnia, nightmares, memory loss, fatigue, muscle condition (loss and soreness), and a psychiatric disorder are not well grounded.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized private outpatient services was denied because the VA did not authorize the services and there were no emergency circumstances warranting such treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of objective indications of chronic disabilities and failure to establish a link between in-service exposure and current conditions.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues due to failure to file a timely and adequate substantive appeal.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for bursitis of the left hip and residuals of head trauma with migraine headaches, but these claims remain denied as there is no evidence showing a current disability related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's headaches are not related to his service-connected tinnitus, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the January 1980 decision denying service connection for headaches is not final due to procedural errors. The veteran's claim is considered well-grounded, and the appeal will be granted.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded, and thus denied them. The claims for fatigue and headaches are considered well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a respiratory disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to her military service or exposure to second-hand smoke during service.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected hypertension does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings are consistently below levels that would meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is granted, with a combined schedular evaluation of 60 percent for migraine headaches, Raynaud's disease, and hemorrhoids.

The veteran's headaches are rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The right epididymitis is rated at 10 percent.