Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, and a 50% disability rating for migraine headaches effective June 12, 2019. Other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's migraines had their onset during active service.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected PTSD and an increased disability rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, a right foot disability, and tension headaches, and granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the tension headaches. The other issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for low back disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and initial 30 percent ratings for migraine headaches, left knee strain, and right knee strain, effective January 28, 2021.

The Board remands the case for an additional medical opinion to determine the etiology of the Veteran's headaches.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a 30 percent rating for tension headaches associated with TBI, while denying an increased rating beyond 30 percent.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for an earlier effective date for his service-connected cluster headaches.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for loss of smell effective September 28, 2023, and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating prior to September 23, 2024, and in excess of 30 percent after September 23, 2024, for common headache.

The Board granted the restoration of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent, and no more, for tendinitis in the left knee and right knee, as well as a 30 percent evaluation for tension headaches.

The Board denied service connection for tension headaches as the evidence did not establish a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, sinusitis, and sleep apnea. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a chronic sinus condition, to include rhinitis, but denied an increased rating for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and chronic headaches. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion that addresses the severity of the Veteran's headaches during the period on appeal without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of multiple conditions, including multiple myeloma, schizotypal personality disorder with mild neurocognitive disorder, fibromyalgia, vitamin D deficiency, migraine headaches, and others.

The appeal was dismissed due to a procedural error and the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines has been resolved by a subsequent rating decision.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and dismissed the appeal for service connection for oral cancer. The claims for a compensable rating for migraine headaches and service connection for oral cancer were remanded.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, including those for increased ratings and service connection.