Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for lung nodules, remanded the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and for service connection for headaches and OSA.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability manifested by pain, finding that the Veteran's low back pain results in functional impairment and is related to service. The claims for headaches and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD, while remanding claims for hand tremors, allergic rhinitis, headaches, and back condition.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for migraine headaches and service connection for a peripheral vestibular/ear disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for headaches.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches, to include as secondary to a service-connected cervical spine disability, for an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for post-concussion headaches and remanded the issue of service connection for a right wrist condition.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches was dismissed due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and an increased rating for further development, specifically addressing a duty to assist error related to proper notice under VCAA.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to June 7, 2019, from the earlier effective date of June 1, 2016, and denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from June 6, 2014, to June 1, 2016.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of higher ratings for migraines and GERD, as well as eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, and denied initial ratings higher than 50 percent for migraines with tension headaches, higher than 40 percent for a low back disability (lumbosacral strain claimed as pain of lumbar spine), and higher than 40 percent for right lower extremity neuropathy. The Board remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety or depressive disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for migraines, service connection for urinary frequency, and service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and remanded the claims for an initial compensable evaluation for migraines and a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and denied service connection for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.