Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder and a 50 percent rating for tension headaches, effective from May 29, 2019. The claims for earlier effective dates were denied.

The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome was granted a 60 percent rating, while other conditions were denied or remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the entire skeletal system (other than cervical spine, right shoulder, bilateral hands, and left foot), a left knee condition (other than arthritis), and other specific joints. The claims were not granted.

The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 2022, for the award of a 30 percent disability rating for sinus headaches.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's back disability and a 50 percent rating for his migraine headaches, effective July 24, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability but denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a headache disability, and hypertension. The claim for vertigo was remanded.

The Board granted an effective date of July 13, 2022, for the grant of service connection for a left hip total joint replacement and a left hip scar, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to the Veteran's pain disorder with psychological factors and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for migraine with migraine variants, finding that the disability originated during active service.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for headaches and increased ratings for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy as the Veteran withdrew these claims.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches prior to August 16, 2023, but denied a higher rating from that date.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for eczema and skin rashes, as well as a higher rating for migraine headaches.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for gout, migraine headaches, and a back condition as untimely. The claim for a compensable evaluation of thrombocytosis was denied due to lack of evidence supporting continuous or intermittent myelosuppressive therapy, chemotherapy, or interferon treatment. The issues regarding sleep apnea and myelofibrosis with abnormal weight loss were remanded for further examination.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for tension headaches prior to December 3, 2020, but denied a separate compensable disability rating for TBI.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired sleep disorder and a headache disorder, as secondary to tinnitus or toxic exposure risk activity, due to duty to assist errors in the prior VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had onset in service with continuity of symptoms since service to the present.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to untimely filing, while the claim for migraine headaches was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date, prior to January 17, 2024 (later amended to January 17, 2023), for the grant of service connection for migraines associated with TERA participation.