Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder, status post left clavicle fracture and headaches. The claim for obstructive lung disease was remanded.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for a 50 percent rating for migraines, TDIU, and DEA benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including joint pain, depression, CFS, headaches, immune system dysfunction, memory problems, yeast/fungal infection, and head congestion, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, a low back disability, and sinus disability and allergies to obtain SSA records pertinent to the Veteran's claim for Social Security disability benefits.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, as well as appeals related to an earlier effective date for a disability rating.

The Board granted an effective date of July 11, 2023, for the grant of service connection for PTSD, migraines, a bilateral shoulder disability, a low back disability, and bilateral knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative left and right hands and fingers, headaches, a left ankle condition, left foot sprain, a degenerative neck condition, and a left hip condition as secondary to a service-connected disability. The lower back condition, insomnia, and left arm numbness were remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of September 9, 2021, for the award of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spondylosis, left knee degenerative arthritis, and migraines to VA for an adequate examination and medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a stroke, difficulty swallowing, vision disability, bilateral foot drop, memory loss, mental confusion, severe headaches, dizziness, slurred speech, and non-toxic thyroid enlargement as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, but denied or remanded the claims for service connection for a recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disability, prostatitis, erectile dysfunction, left elbow disability, esophageal disability to include GERD, gastrointestinal disability to include IBS, headache disability, right shoulder disability, heart disability, bilateral foot disability, and compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, diabetes mellitus II, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to other service-connected conditions due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral spine strain from December 28, 2021, and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to UTSRD and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraines based on the Veteran's reported symptoms of severe headaches at least once a month, which required him to take unplanned breaks or end his workday early.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for TBI and a noncompensable rating for headaches, both effective April 3, 2020. The claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraines based on the Veteran's frequent, prostrating, and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The appeals for increased ratings of service-connected conditions were dismissed as they remained pending in the legacy (non-modernized) appeal system.