Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with anxiety disorder, unspecified, and depression but denied service connection for a left hand fingers condition, right wrist condition, and remanded the claim for migraines (headaches).

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, left lower extremity paresthesia, left upper extremity paresthesia, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal concerning the service connection for various conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable evaluation for migraines to correct a duty to assist error and obtain a more accurate assessment of the severity of the Veteran's migraines without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea based on new evidence provided by the Veteran's fellow servicemembers.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for eligibility for specially adapted housing, a special home adaptation grant, and financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The claim of CUE in the September 14, 2017, rating decision was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, and allergic dermatosis of the hands and feet. Bilateral hearing loss and functional abdominal pain syndrome were denied. The claims for chronic sinusitis and chronic fatigue syndrome were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches due to a lack of evidence supporting a chronic disability.

The Board granted service connection for right hand little finger healed fracture and bilateral foot pes planus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including sinusitis, headaches, and sciatica. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for asthma.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and an initial 10 percent rating for a headache disability, while denying ratings in excess of 40 percent for a low back disability and any compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. Service connection was granted for tinnitus and bilateral foot disabilities but denied for other conditions.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's headache disability from June 2021 to the present.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis as a duplicative appeal and denied service connection for headaches, finding no evidence linking either condition to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and remanded the remaining issues for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The veteran's service connection for migraines is granted based on continuity of symptomatology. The claim for a left shoulder disability, to include shoulder strain, labral tear, and AC joint osteoarthritis, is remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for major depressive disorder and migraines, respectively.

The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to February 11, 2011 for the award of a 50 percent rating for service-connected headaches.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's migraines and remanded claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome and shin splints.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings for migraine and cluster headaches, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, but granted an earlier effective date of April 9, 2018, for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, chronic migraines, left knee disability, low back disability, right knee disability, and right ear hearing loss. The claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss was denied. The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was also denied. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for a sinus condition (claimed as sinusitis with nose bleeds).

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches effective December 7, 2022.