Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for plantar fasciitis, a headache disorder, and a scar status post circumcision as there was no competent evidence to support the claims. The Board also denied a higher rating for the Veteran's back disability.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea based on medical evidence linking the two conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable evaluation of service-connected tension headaches due to an inadequate medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, common headache syndrome, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mood disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for higher initial ratings of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and TBI, as well as migraine headaches.

The Board denied an increased rating for tension headaches and service connection for panic disorder, but granted service connection for back pain and left leg radicular pain secondary to the back disability.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified headaches as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus due to the evidence being in relative equipoise.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial rating for the Veteran's migraines, including migraine variants, as they cause very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks severe enough to be capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for pituitary adenoma and its secondary conditions: chronic headache disability, right eye blindness, left eye partial blindness, seizure disorder, hypothyroidism, pituitary insufficiency, gynecomastia, and diabetes insipidus.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and headaches as there was no credible evidence to support a link between the conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition, restless leg syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, and higher ratings for allergic rhinitis, tension headaches, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified mood disorder and alcohol use disorder. The claims for chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and lumbosacral strain were remanded.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for service-connected headaches from February 25, 2021, to present.

The appeal was dismissed for the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and service connection for migraine headaches was restored. Several claims for service connection were denied.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, a left elbow disability, and a headache disability, with an initial rating of 30 percent for the chronic sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, post traumatic headaches, and hypertrophic tonsils, but denied service connection for a low back pain condition, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, gout, dyslipidemia, an earlier effective date for tinnitus, chronic dyspnea, neck condition, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's tension headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, and mal de debarquement syndrome to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for verruca vulgaris, irritable bowel syndrome, and an initial compensable disability rating for tension headaches as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or symptoms that met the criteria for service connection.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus on an aggravation basis, but denied service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.