Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of May 21, 2022 for a 30 percent evaluation of migraines.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to appeal rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions due to untimeliness of appeals.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and PTSD, but dismissed claims for service connection for various other disabilities and denied a higher disability rating for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with strain.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for migraines to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain outstanding relevant VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, a neck condition, a right hip condition, TBI, right lower extremity neuralgic of sciatic nerve, left lower extremity neuralgic of sciatic nerve, and migraine as the evidence did not support the claims.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus, depression, mitral valve prolapse, and shortness of breath was dismissed due to claims processing errors. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied.

The Board denied service connection for headaches as there was no evidence of a current disability during the period of ACDUTRA.

The appeal was denied due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache condition and varicose veins due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and initial rating due to untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's headache disability and his active service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision of the March 11, 2022, Rating Decision on the basis that it was filed prematurely.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for a musculoskeletal disability, while remanding two skin and dizziness claims.

The Board granted service connection for chronic diarrhea and headaches, but denied service connection for anxiety, depressive condition, GERD, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board is remanding the service connection claims for headaches, sleep apnea, left knee disability, and left foot plantar fasciitis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine condition, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, major depressive disorder (MDD), and a skin condition to fulfill statutory duties related to toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an increased rating for frontal chronic sinusitis, while remanding claims for an increased initial rating evaluation for migraines and entitlement to service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to October 9, 2023, and a compensable rating from October 9, 2023, for a headache disability due to a need for a VA medical opinion addressing the nature and severity of the Veteran's symptoms without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum, but remanded claims for increased ratings for migraines and lumbar spine disability.