Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that they are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial disability ratings due to a duty to assist error, as well as entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for right knee gout as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected status post right knee arthroscopy, posterior medial horn lateral meniscus repair and dismissed the appeal for bilateral hand gout. The claims for left knee gout, bilateral ankle gout, and migraines were denied.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for OSA, IBS, and headaches. The Board also granted service connection for right elbow, left wrist, neck, and left leg shin splints conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury, and remanded claims for headaches, right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis due to deficiencies in the previous medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in any of them.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, anxiety, and insomnia due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for a headache disorder as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average more frequently than one in two months over the last several months.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied higher ratings for right shoulder AC joint strain with degenerative changes and headaches. The claim for a compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a bladder disability, bilateral foot disability, erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and migraine headaches as they were not related to the Veteran's active duty or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for left foot pain, right foot pain, eczema, and migraines as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for post-traumatic headaches associated with residuals, trimalar fracture; status post open reduction internal fixation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded his claims for service connection for headaches, left knee condition, and low back condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and a headache disorder to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran under 38 U.S.C. §5103A.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left-hand, right-hand, left leg, right leg, headache, memory loss, and psychiatric (including PTSD) conditions, to correct a duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent rating for post traumatic headaches, finding that there was no evidence of a claim to reopen or additional review requested prior to June 22, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches to correct an error by the AOJ and to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and a migraine headache disorder based on direct service incurrence.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, left hand acne, rhinitis, headaches, tinnitus, a low back disability, a right shoulder disability, and a left finger disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all claims on December 16, 2024.