Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for migraines, but no higher, as the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for this rating.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on onset during service and persistence since service.

The Board granted service connection for asthma, tinnitus, and eczema with an effective date of October 3, 2019, and granted service connection for pes planus. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of November 29, 2010, for the grant of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent effective July 18, 2008, and she is granted a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability from December 30, 2019 to July 12, 2022.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches as it requires additional development, including obtaining supplemental opinions regarding secondary aggravation by a service-connected cervical degenerative arthritis and considering new evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia and migraines to obtain a VA examination as the evidence of record is insufficient to decide the merits of the claims.

The Board granted service connection for a back disorder, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a back scar. The claims for hearing loss, headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and restless leg syndrome (RLS) were denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and granted a 50 percent evaluation of migraine headaches, but remanded claims for individual unemployability prior to September 14, 2022.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, effective August 21, 2012; and granted 60 percent ratings for right and left knee disabilities, also from July 22, 2021. The claims for increased ratings for the right knee scar, separate rating for the left knee scar, and a higher rating for PTSD with moderate alcohol use disorder were denied.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's posttraumatic headache disability in the absence of relief provided by over-the-counter medications.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for a bilateral foot disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral leg disability, lumbar spine disability, gastrointestinal issues, chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, skin rashes, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder for further development.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, tension headaches, and a separate 10 percent rating for RIGHT knee instability, effective October 19, 2018. The increased rating claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, overreactive bladder, and a headache disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of July 9, 2021, for the grant of entitlement to service connection for migraines based on a new theory that it was secondarily related to his sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches to ensure the Veteran is afforded an informal conference as requested.

The Board denied service connection for common headaches as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between the post-service diagnosis and service, including due to TERA exposure.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and denied increased ratings, except for a 70% rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) from November 21, 2012, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to MDD from the same date. The Board also granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from June 10, 2014.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a headache disability, sinus disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected PTSD.