Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for heart problems, headaches, joint and muscle pain, loss of memory, a sleep disorder, and chronic fatigue are not well grounded. The claims will be denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of esophageal dysphasia and an increased rating for headaches as residuals of GSW to the skull and brain. The veteran's esophageal dysphasia was not found to be related to his period of active service, while his headaches were rated at 20 percent.

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

The Board granted service connection for somatoform pain disorder (claimed as depression) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected disability and increased the rating for chronic tension headaches from noncompensable to 30 percent.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected headaches, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dengue fever, malaria and dysentery, residuals of a blast concussion (headaches), left leg injury, and PTSD. The RO also granted service connection for PTSD with an initial disability rating of 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease and found that the veteran's claims for reopening his claims of service connection for headaches and residuals of a chest injury were not well-grounded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, claimed as headaches and dizziness, was granted. The case is remanded to the RO for completion of the requested hearing before the Board.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and a disability characterized by headaches as not well-grounded.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment. The RO will also consider whether an extraschedular rating for the left knee disability should be assigned.

The veteran's service-connected right shoulder disorder, tension headaches, and cervical spine disorder are each evaluated at the minimum (10%) level. The RO has not granted any higher evaluations for these conditions.

The RO denied higher initial evaluations for the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches, degenerative arthritis of the lower lumbar spine, tinnitus, residuals of a fracture of the ulna, and hemorrhoids. The claims for sinusitis, stomach disorder, labyrinthitis, otitis media, right wrist disorder, and lung disorder with sleep disturbances are not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for back disorder, neck disorder, headaches, left hip disorder, and right knee disorder are well grounded. The evidence supports a finding of secondary service connection for these conditions based on their relationship to his service-connected recurrent left ankle sprain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, bilateral patello-femoral syndrome, and periostitis (shin splints). The claim for migraine headaches was granted with a 30 percent evaluation effective from June 1997.

The veteran's central serous chorioretinopathy with macular detachment of both eyes and migraine headaches are not rated higher than the current 10% evaluations since April 24, 1994.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected cervical spine fracture of body of C5 with residual deformity and secondary headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for loss of balance, blurred vision, headaches, numbness in the hands, pain in the hips, a bilateral knee disorder and a bilateral ankle disorder are not well grounded.

The veteran's multiple disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes based on his service-connected conditions, as they are not of sufficient severity to render him permanently unemployable.

The veteran's claims for disability compensation and service connection are denied as there is no competent medical evidence to support the onset or aggravation of his claimed conditions during his VA hospitalizations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with arthritis, chondromalacia of the left knee, and chondromalacia of the right knee. The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for his lumbosacral strain with arthritis.