Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have headaches which are a result of an injury or disease incurred during active service. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection for headaches, residuals of head injury.

The Board found no current residuals of the head injury and denied service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities. The veteran's headaches are already service connected.

The veteran's PTSD rating has been increased to 70 percent, effective from June 1998. The case is remanded for further development of the evidence and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for amblyopia of the left eye and headaches are not well grounded. The cases have been denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and dizziness, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking current symptoms to inservice complaints.

The veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with headaches is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not sufficient to reflect his current level of disability.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current headaches to a head injury sustained during service, thus denying her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to reopen his claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's headaches, concussion, and residuals of head injury are productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that significantly impact his economic adaptability.

The Board has restored a total evaluation for the veteran's skull fracture and closed head injury with associated conditions, including aphasia, decreased mental function, headaches, mild right hemiparesis, and history of dizzy spells.

The veteran's claim for service connection for various conditions, including a skin disorder and loss of sex drive, is denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of a headache disorder. The claims for back disorder and temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome were denied as well.

The veteran's appeal is for a higher rating for his service-connected status post barotrauma with vascular headaches, which was previously granted but at a lower rating. The case is being remanded to obtain updated medical records and conduct a VA examination.

The veteran's low back disability is rated at 60 percent, and his migrainoid headaches are rated at 10 percent. The Board has granted the increased rating for the low back condition but denied the request for an increase in the rating for the migrainoid headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability and no link between service and claimed conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for headaches since October 1, 1990. The evidence does not show very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks or severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a head injury in service and now has headaches as a result, meeting all criteria for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and an increased rating for residuals of compression fracture, T-7 and T-12 were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current conditions to service or any other basis provided.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for headaches, eye disorder, or tinnitus. The veteran's right hip condition was not established as service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for memory loss as a manifestation of an undiagnosed illness, but denied service connection for headaches.