Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for tension headaches due to an inadequate opinion regarding the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's service-connected disability when discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, left ankle condition, bilateral foot condition, and allergic rhinitis. The claim for migraines was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis of the spine, GERD as secondary to panic disorder and sleep apnea, and migraine headaches as secondary to panic disorder and erectile dysfunction. The effective date for asthma was denied earlier than November 28, 2016.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 1, 2023, for service connection of migraine headaches due to a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left hip condition, right hip condition, lower back condition, right shoulder condition, and bilateral shin splints. The TBI claim was denied.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and headaches as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sinusitis, migraine headaches, and depression with anxiety disorder as they were withdrawn by the Veteran or already addressed in a previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for a skin condition, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines/headaches, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's period of active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for migraine, including migraine variants (previously claimed as headaches), which was previously denied.

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU prior to May 4, 2017, and from July 1, 2017, and continuing, but denied a higher disability rating for OSA and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical strain, thoracolumbar strain, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress), and migraine headache disability.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for other psychiatric disorders, headaches, a left hip condition, hypothyroidism, right optic neuropathy, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a TBI. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, right ankle scar associated with ganglion cyst in the soft tissue of the ankle with tenosynovitis, left upper extremity scars associated with post traumatic changes of the left thumb, and post traumatic changes of the left thumb were also denied. Some issues related to service connection have been remanded for further consideration.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome and a 50 percent rating for tension headaches, both effective December 11, 2020.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for fatigue, headaches, and insomnia (claimed as sleep apnea).

The appeal was granted for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder and the reduction in rating for migraine headaches. Other claims were remanded.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for migraines as it had been granted. The claims for service connection for a hiatal hernia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were denied, with a remand requested for further development of the IBS claim.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraines, as they more closely manifest symptoms associated with this rating.