Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, anemia, and a migraine headache disorder to acquire adequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and sleep apnea to correct an error by the AOJ, as it did not provide adequate medical examinations or obtain relevant treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, psychiatric disorder, and headache disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, back, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, obstructive sleep apnea, ischemic heart disease, ischemic heart disease as a result of exposure to herbicides, and headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, back pain, and tendonitis right ankle due to a need for further development of the record.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's tension headaches, finding that his symptoms most closely approximate characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months.

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

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.

The appeal for service connection for headaches, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, right knee, left knee, and right shoulder was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied a higher initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) from May 1, 2008.

The Veteran's appeals for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals are therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating of migraine headaches to ensure an appropriate VA examination is conducted.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral hand disability, a bilateral knee/leg disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, a heart disability, and a back disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, vision impairment, hypertension, headaches, gastrointestinal ulcers, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches due to a duty to assist error and the need for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, higher ratings for migraine headaches and a psychiatric disorder, and an initial rating for dermatitis. The respiratory disorder and tremors of the hands were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and headaches as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during the pendency of the claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for tinnitus, a headache disorder, a foot disability, a left ankle disability, a low back disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.