Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied the claim for service connection as there was no evidence of a current disability and no link between military service and the claimed symptoms.

The Board has ordered the remand of the case due to equivocal evidence regarding the etiology of the veteran's headaches and the need for another VA examination.

The VA determined that there is no competent medical evidence to support the veteran's claims of chronic disabilities resulting from an undiagnosed illness or combination of illnesses, and thus denied all the issues on appeal.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has dismissed the matter as it does not have original jurisdiction to decide eligibility for attorney fees from past-due benefits.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the veteran's head injury with residual headaches and denied a compensable rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine prior to February 2000. The claim for service connection for bilateral degenerative joint disease of the knees remains on appeal.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headaches and a gastrointestinal disorder, finding that the evidence does not support these claims. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD remains pending.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's claimed migraine headaches and his period of service, thus denying the claim.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected headaches with post trauma head syndrome and residuals of a nose fracture with deviated left nasal septum, finding that there was no evidence to support higher evaluations under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, a right shoulder disability, and residuals of dental trauma. The veteran's hypertension was evaluated as noncompensably disabling under Diagnostic Code 7101, with no evidence of diastolic pressure predominately 100 or more requiring continuous medication for control.

The Board found that there is no competent evidence of record to establish the presence of residuals of heat exhaustion, hypertension, migraine headaches, an adjustment disorder or hearing loss related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his status post head injury, post-concussion syndrome with headaches and left leg disorder. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current disabilities to his active military service, thus denying all claims for service connection.

The January 1992 rating decision incorrectly combined the veteran's migraine headaches with her cervical spondylosis, which were separate conditions. The Board found clear and unmistakable error in this decision.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for depression secondary to migraine headaches is not well-grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking his depression to service or to his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 20, 1991 for the grant of service connection for residuals of head trauma; headaches and dizziness status post labyrinthectomy. The claimant's request for a temporary total evaluation due to convalescence is held in abeyance until further action by the RO.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected foot disabilities and anxiety reaction with headaches have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, bilateral hearing loss, a left knee disorder and neurapraxia of the feet were denied as there is no competent medical evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that service connection is not well-grounded for headaches, bilateral ankle fractures, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral hip disability. The claim of a lumbar spine disability is granted as the veteran's current back strain with normal X-rays is considered to be related to his inservice lifting injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including aching joints with numbness in arms and hands, headaches, diarrhea, skin rash, fatigue with irritability and stress, and irritable bowel syndrome. The reasons given were that there was no objective evidence of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness following service in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The veteran's claim for service connection on the merits was reopened, but his claim for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for disabilities resulting from medications prescribed for treatment of an ulcer including confusion, loss of appetite, dry eyes, headaches, a heart condition, breast pain and bruising was denied.