Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was withdrawn and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for migraines, GERD, IBS, and hypertension.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected migraines from November 3, 2003.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder mixed anxiety and depression with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and vertigo as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, but remanded the claim for a right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified headaches and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's headaches were aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus and that his PTSD is related to a claimed in-service stressor.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, but remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable evaluation for migraine headaches.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches as they were not shown to have characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board granted a 30% disability rating for tension headaches and remanded claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and left pes planus, but denied service connection for cervical disc herniation at C5-C6 level with posterior disc protrusion and Bell's palsy.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic headaches, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or functional impairment related to headaches during the appeal period.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for the right hip strain and denied a compensable disability evaluation for headaches. The claim for service connection for mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed as moot, and claims for nerve conditions of the upper and lower extremities were remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities and a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent disability rating for the service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and denied a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the single service-connected disability of migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition and a left knee condition, but denied service connection for a right knee condition. The Board also granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraines.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraines, GERD, left and right upper extremity cubital and carpal tunnel syndrome, and hemorrhoids due to an untimely filing.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial compensable rating for migraine headaches, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this issue.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct errors in fulfilling the duty to assist.