Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for migraines, obstructive sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction were denied due to untimeliness of the appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, migraine headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a right wrist disability, as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after his military service. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and migraine headaches.

The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for insomnia disorder and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for headaches, as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over a period of several months.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensation for various conditions, including right hip strain, PTSD, and left ankle condition, among others.

The Veteran's service connection for migraines as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder was granted, while the ratings for left foot plantar fasciitis and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dizziness, headaches, Meniere's disease, nausea, and vertigo due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care related to ovarian cancer, thyroid cancer, stroke, brain aneurysm, migraines, renal cysts, and gallbladder removal under the Camp Lejeune Family Member Program due to a lack of adequate notice and development.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and generalized headaches, but denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted ratings of 30 percent or higher for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine osteoarthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, right shoulder strain, left elbow olecranon bursitis, right elbow olecranon bursitis, and headaches. Service connection was also granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under the PACT Act.

The Board denied the motion to revise a February 1969 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), as the evidence did not establish that the outcome would have been manifestly different but for the alleged errors.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, effective from May 3, 2019.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the varicocele of the right testicle and remanded the claim for service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the case for an additional medical opinion to assess the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected sinus headaches prior to June 2024.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder with subclinical features of PTSD and major depressive disorder, as well as a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for dizziness associated with the Veteran's service-connected neck condition and tension headaches, as well as left and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a left shoulder disability, and lumbar strain as there was no current disability. The cervical strain with cervicalgia claim was dismissed as moot due to an April 2025 rating decision granting service connection.