Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the previous VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, right knee strain with post-traumatic arthritis, and right foot post-traumatic arthritis based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for migraine headaches, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD and a compensable rating for migraines with migraine variants due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the scheduled hearing, and thus has been dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and chose to pursue subsequently filed supplemental claims for the same conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and migraine headaches, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral vestibular disorder, headaches, and PTSD with major depression and residuals from a TBI.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss or right ear hearing loss, an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for headaches, or an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for sinus bradycardia/sinus arrhythmia. The claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, hypertension, keratosis pilaris (skin condition), neck pain, and allergies/sinus condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, finding new and relevant evidence favorable to the veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability, cervical spine disability, and migraine headache disability. The appeal regarding the lumbosacral strain was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine disability, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted since the previous denial in July 2014.

The Board granted an effective date of May 29, 2017 for the award of service connection for fibromyalgia and a 60 percent rating for genital herpes, while denying higher ratings for migraine headaches and PTSD with borderline personality disorder.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including dental trauma, chronic respiratory failure, headaches, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, low back disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, hemorrhoids, epigastric pain, thyroid disability, monoclonal paraproteinemia, and hip disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a strain of the left 5th digit, left ankle strain, lumbosacral strain, headaches, and left lower extremity radiculopathy to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of both upper and lower extremities, bilateral foot hammer toe, migraine headaches, sinusitis, left shoulder bursitis, and PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have prevented her from being able to secure and follow substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder, heart disorder, left hip disorder, bilateral knee disorders, and headaches to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to request a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and he is entitled to a TDIU. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to special monthly compensation from October 19, 2021.

The appeal was partially denied, with a separate noncompensable rating granted for headaches prior to March 21, 2023, and increased ratings denied for TBI with PTSD, dizziness, and mixed type headaches.