Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder, muscle pain affecting the back, left shoulder disorder, muscle pain affecting the left shoulder, and headaches due to incomplete service records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus based on a positive medical opinion.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted, while a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sinusitis, and sleep apnea but granted service connection for bilateral ankle strain and bilateral knee strain. The claims for increased ratings were also denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's claim was not pending prior to March 9, 2020.

The Board granted separate ratings for a peripheral vestibular disorder, oculomotor disorder, and headaches associated with TBI but denied a separate rating for the TBI itself.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 17, 2022, for the award of service connection for migraine headaches and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches. The claim for a compensable rating for chronic sinusitis was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a headache disability, as secondary to tinnitus and/or allergic rhinitis, for further development of the record.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for tension headaches from April 27, 2006, to November 6, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and allergic rhinitis, granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and denied an initial compensable rating for tension headaches. The claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for migraines and tension headaches from December 11, 2021.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for headaches and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including neck, low back, hand, shoulder, knee, wrist, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder, toenail fungus, hearing loss, and migraines, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, erectile dysfunction, and headaches as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for migraines including migraine variants and denied ratings more than 10 percent for left lateral epicondylitis, GERD, and service connection claims.

The appeal regarding an initial compensable rating for headaches has been dismissed as the issue is now moot due to a full grant of the benefit sought.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for tension headaches, non-allergic rhinitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches and TBI due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, right and left ankle disabilities, sinusitis, rhinitis, and irritable bowel syndrome, and granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected headaches.