Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for ophthalmic migraines, finding that the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cervical disc disease and head injury residuals, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and dizziness, as well as for increased ratings for bilateral wrist injuries, are not well grounded. The claim for service connection is denied due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for skin rash, service connection for hair loss, headaches, memory loss, irritability, and lethargy as they were not well grounded.

The veteran's skin condition, stomach problems, migraine headaches, dysthymic disorder, and allergic rhinitis are not service-connected. The joint pain is considered a chronic disability due to undiagnosed illness as per the Persian Gulf War criteria. Residuals of a hysterectomy are also considered a chronic disability due to undiagnosed illness.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 80 percent for the veteran's seizure disorder with headaches, finding that he meets the criteria for this rating based on more than 10 minor seizures per week.

The veteran's service-connected cervical spine disorder, chronic low back muscular strain with arthritis, and postoperative residuals of a ganglion cyst with synovitis of the left wrist are all rated at their maximum allowable evaluations. The veteran's headaches as residual of concussion remain rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, tinnitus, and headaches were denied. Service connection for PTSD was granted with a 30% rating effective November 18, 1987, which was later increased to 50% from November 6, 1995 through January 3, 2000, and to 70% effective January 4, 2000.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and denied service connection for a stomach disorder with indigestion. The veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 10 percent, while her basal cell carcinoma excision scars are not assigned any compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that the submitted evidence did not bear directly on whether his current conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a frozen ear, cervical spine disability, nose disability with impaired breathing, and facial injury, to include scars and headaches are not well grounded. The evidence does not support these claims.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for conversion reaction including migraine headaches is denied as a matter of law due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for narcolepsy, gastroenteritis, headaches, and bilateral defective hearing as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for PTSD, chronic fatigue, joint pain in shoulders, hips, and elbows, headaches, back disability, and right knee disability are well-grounded. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the appellant's akinetic seizures, finding that at least one major seizure occurred in the last two years. The headaches and memory loss residuals were rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for headaches and a sinus disorder due to lack of medical evidence linking current conditions to service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and granted service connection for headaches, dizziness, and forgetfulness due to an undiagnosed illness. Service connection was also granted for a bowel disorder secondary to his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus with subjective S1 radiculitis.

The veteran's service-connected headaches are manifested by disabling attacks once every month to once every two months with non-prostrating attacks once a week to once every two weeks. The Board grants an initial evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected headaches.

The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches, the maximum available under VA regulations. The veteran's service-connected migraines are characterized by very frequent and prolonged attacks that have significantly impacted her employment.