Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected conditions of tinnitus, PTSD, and hypertension respectively.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches, as they approximated characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of once a month over the last several months.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a migraine headache disorder to schedule an examination and obtain an opinion on its etiology.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 50 percent disability rating for posttraumatic headaches, finding that the evidence did not support a 50 percent rating prior to July 11, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, an eye disability, residuals of left eye trauma, vaginitis, migraine, and costochondritis as the Veteran refused to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause. The lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy claims were also denied based on insufficient evidence.

The veteran's requests to switch dockets and appeals for service connection were denied as untimely, with no good cause shown.

The Board denied an effective date prior to December 14, 2023 for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches.

The appeal was dismissed for the issues of a compensable rating for left hip disability and service connection for chronic headache, but erectile dysfunction was granted.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for headaches, not otherwise specified, to obtain a more adequate medical examination that considers the severity of the Veteran's condition without the ameliorative effects of medications.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic headaches to correct duty to assist errors, including the need to obtain relevant service treatment records and a new VA examination.

The Veteran's dry eye syndrome is granted service connection due to an in-service injury. Several other claims for service connection are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted a 70 percent rating effective March 22, 2023. The other claims are remanded for further consideration.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on a verified combat stressor and a private medical opinion. The claim for headaches was remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a lumbar spine disability, as well as earlier effective dates of April 19, 2022, for the award of service connection for left and right knee patellar tendinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for a headache disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted restoration to a 30 percent rating for migraine including migraine variants and tension headaches, but denied increased ratings for other conditions.

The Veteran's tension headaches have been granted a 50 percent initial rating throughout the pendency of this claim.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD and migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a separate diagnosis or additional symptomatology. The left knee strain issue was remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for headaches, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.