Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches, effective from February 20, 2018. The decision finds that the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks of headache pain with severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches is granted as the evidence shows a current diagnosis and continuous symptoms since service, which are consistent with direct service incurrence.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, alopecia areata (hair loss), migraines, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

Your claim for service connection for headaches has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed because it was already fully resolved in a previous rating decision.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for migraines, including migraine variants, finding that the Veteran's attacks were less frequent and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100.

The Board has granted service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), headaches as residuals of TBI, and an acquired psychiatric condition including Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Persistent Depressive Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) secondary to service-connected headache residuals.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection, including chronic right foot metatarsalgia at digit 3,4,5, left shoulder bicep tendonitis, right hip degenerative joint disease, hypertension, right shoulder bicep tendonitis, headaches, left hip degenerative joint disease, and atrial fibrillation with residual non ischemic cardiomyopathy.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of sleep apnea, headaches, and a neck disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The Board finds the evidence insufficient to grant service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, prostate condition, headaches, IBS, behavioral neurology conditions, and acquired psychological condition due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

Major depressive disorder is granted as service connected.,Chronic headaches are readjudicated and granted due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and headaches have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart condition, BPH, COPD, and hypertension are remanded due to the lack of evidence regarding his exposure to toxic substances during military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's headaches are not service-connected, but a remand is required to consider new evidence and provide an opinion on whether her current condition is related to service or her service-connected mental health disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, seizure disorder, photophobia, and headaches are being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, as well as migraine headaches, should be remanded due to a lack of complete service treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant records.

The Veteran's headache disability is granted as service-connected. The left foot condition and lung cancer claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including abnormal weight loss, generalized weakness, functional abdominal pain syndrome, syncope, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), neurological disorder, respiratory disorder, bilateral ear otalgia, and migraines have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection as his claims were based on symptoms rather than diagnosed disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective May 21, 2022. An initial 50% evaluation for migraine headaches is granted from June 8, 2021. The rating for tinnitus remains at 10%. Effective dates are assigned as specified.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected psychiatric conditions was denied. The Board found that the March 2025 decision, which assigned a 100% rating effective December 10, 2024, was not on appeal and thus did not meet eligibility criteria for attorney fees.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding a higher rating for migraines and granted service connection for tinnitus on a direct basis, finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service.