Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraine headaches to schedule a new VA examination due to an inadequate prior examination.

The Board denied service connection for throat cancer and a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for a compensable rating for headaches, a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD, and effective dates prior to November 5, 2024, for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 were remanded.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30% rating for migraine headaches effective April 12, 2021, and an initial 30% rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to November 4, 2019.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 30 percent rating for migraines, but denied earlier effective dates and initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain, left femoral nerve radiculopathy, right femoral nerve radiculopathy, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraine headaches and GERD were granted, along with an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, and left knee meniscal tear to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and secondary service connections for insomnia / sleep problems, headache disorder, and RIGHT knee osteoarthritis. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and pseudofolliculitis barbae of the skin was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness manifested by shortness of breath, headaches, and disturbances of smell and taste.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability and headache disability (migraines) as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or functional impairment of earning capacity. The claims for insomnia, right knee disability, and left knee disability were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for most conditions but granted readjudication of the left knee condition due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for migraines and a 30 percent rating for sinusitis based on the evidence of record.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, cervical strain, chronic sinusitis, and lumbosacral strain due to a procedural error in the Veteran's appeal. The claim for a migraine or headache condition was remanded for further development.

The appeal of a proposed reduction of the evaluation of cluster headaches from 30 percent to 0 percent was dismissed due to it being only a proposal and not an effectuated decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, a lumbosacral disability, and right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate examinations and the need for further development of evidence related to toxic exposures.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical strain due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 25, 2017, for the award of service connection for hepatitis B but denied an earlier effective date for migraine headaches and a compensable rating for hepatitis B. The claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches was also denied.

The Board granted service connection and initial ratings for allergic rhinitis, residual cyst removal right groin, chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, and migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for OSA as secondary to service-connected PTSD and somatic symptom disorder, and for migraine and tension headaches as secondary to the now-service-connected OSA.

The Board remands the claims for a disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for interstitial cystitis and a compensable disability evaluation for migraine headaches due to missing medical records.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being received.