Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for residuals of a broken nose, tinnitus, and dizziness. The evidence supports that these conditions are not related to service or any incident therein.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for PTSD from September 1, 1995 and a 30 percent rating for headaches effective October 28, 1998.

The Board granted an increased rating for atypical migraine from 30 to 50 percent effective January 16, 1991. Attorney fees are eligible based on past-due benefits resulting from this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic headaches and dizziness, which began during service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War, are related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's cerebral concussion with basilar skull fracture, post-traumatic headaches and mild attention deficit. The evaluation remains at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for headaches and a skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for residuals of an aneurysm of the occipital artery and TDIU based on service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for a back disorder and headaches, thus denying these claims.

The Board found that the appellant's claims for service connection for neck pain and post-traumatic headaches were not well-grounded, as there was no competent evidence to establish a relationship between these conditions and his military service or any pre-existing condition.

The veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because there is no current clinical diagnosis of all claimed conditions, and medical evidence does not establish a causal connection between the treatment received in June 1991 and the veteran's current disabilities.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings was denied. The left eye disorder is rated at the maximum (30 percent) schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 6070, and a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of enucleation or cosmetic defect. The initial grant of service connection for recurrent headaches resulted in a 10 percent disability rating from January 21, 1998, but the veteran's claim for an increased rating remains denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin condition, respiratory/pulmonary disorder, headaches, and liver condition on the basis that there is no evidence of these conditions during his period of active duty.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for plantar fasciitis, a left eye disorder, a bilateral wrist disorder, a rectal disorder, residuals of a nose injury, and headaches are not well-grounded.,There is no competent evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his period of active service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as they are not well-grounded based on the lack of evidence showing a nexus to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to her nonservice-connected disabilities, as they do not prevent her from maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension on account of aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and a compensable evaluation for residuals of right hand fracture, base of 1st metacarpal. The appellant's claims were based on direct service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and residuals of a head injury are denied, as well as the claim to reopen his psychiatric disability. The evidence received since the February 1992 rating action is not new and material.

The veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings were granted, with the exception of the lumbar strain claim which was denied. The veteran is entitled to a 10 percent evaluation for hiatal hernia prior to November 16, 1998, and from that date forward.

The Board has found that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of trench mouth is well-grounded. The claims for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, head injury, jungle rot of the right foot, and headaches are not well-grounded.