Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, to include as secondary to service connected tinnitus, for an etiology opinion that addresses whether the Veteran's service connected tinnitus aggravates his migraine headaches and whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are caused by toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for a sleep disorder and headaches to ensure proper development of evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and granted an effective date of May 31, 2004, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's asthma with sinusitis, but denied service connection for a low back sprain and plantar fasciitis. The claim for a neck condition was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic migraines secondary to the TBI, and peripheral vestibular disorder secondary to the TBI.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disability and his active military service. The claim for a left elbow condition was remanded due to missing documentation of a line of duty injury report.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current condition and her active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's headache condition onset during service and has been continuously symptomatic to the present.

The Board granted restoration of a 60 percent rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) effective June 1, 2021, and increased ratings for mid-sternum scar, left lower extremity (LLE) scar, and migraines to 10%, 20%, and 50% respectively, all effective October 26, 2020.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches has been withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines were granted a maximum 50 percent disability rating, and the claims for increased ratings for PTSD with major depressive disorder, TDIU, and SMC at the housebound rate were either dismissed or granted based on the criteria met.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and a genitourinary condition, including ED, as there was no evidence of a current disability or any link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for hair loss and preexisting migraines, but denied initial compensable evaluations for allergic rhinitis and left eustachian tube dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches, but remanded the claims for a low back disability and related radiculopathies.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for anxiety, tinnitus, headaches, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.

The appeal of the evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches was dismissed by the Veteran prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a bilateral hearing loss disability. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for tension headaches, insomnia, and anxiety disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.