Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and Meniere's syndrome to obtain additional medical evidence, including an examination and opinion under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including a respiratory disorder, headache disorder, loss of balance/dizziness disorder, vision impairment, neck disorder, shoulder and arm disorders, wrist disorders, hand disorders, feet and toes disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete evidentiary record.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for migraine headaches but denied non-compensable ratings for chronic ethmoid sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder tendinitis, headaches, and hypertension, with a 30 percent rating assigned to the right shoulder condition effective July 28, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, a headache disorder, a respiratory disorder, and a skin disorder due to insufficient notice of the right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Board grants service connection for a neck condition, left and right arm radiculopathy as secondary to the neck condition, a low back condition, left and right leg radiculopathy as secondary to the low back condition, a headache condition as secondary to the neck condition, and a right shoulder condition.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee meniscal repair and denied ratings greater than 10 percent for the right knee ACL tear, an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for allergic rhinitis was granted on a presumptive basis due to his exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches, effective from June 23, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for migraine headaches and for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, knee disorders, and ankle disorders.

The claim for service connection for lower and upper back pain was dismissed as the Veteran was granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, which covers the entire period on appeal.

The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a headache disorder are remanded due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for post-concussive tension headaches, as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's headaches are proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for post-traumatic headaches as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating or higher.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches with vertigo and other disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is entitled to special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board denied an effective date prior to February 28, 2022, for the award of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy from November 20, 2012, and a TDIU from the same date to May 19, 2022. The claims for earlier effective dates for hypertension and tension headaches were denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent, but no more. Other claims for service connection were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, but remanded the claims for headaches and right knee disability for further development.