Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and migraines to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis right hand, back pain, foot pain (bilateral), knee pain (bilateral), and migraines (headaches) but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for higher disability evaluations for migraines, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), adjustment disorder, and lumbosacral strain due to outstanding relevant VA treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraines, neurologic signs or symptoms (also claimed as paresthesia/neurological disorder), and TIA due to a need for additional evidence and an adequate medical examination.

The appeal for an increased rating for migraine variant headaches disability was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board remands the case to obtain relevant outstanding SSA disability records and decisions for the Veteran.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning March 29, 2007.

The Board granted an effective date of December 7, 2015, for the award of service connection for painful surgical scar, left knee, and a 10 percent rating for cluster headaches. It denied earlier effective dates for other issues.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased rating, thus the Board dismissed both matters.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 50 percent, and an earlier effective date for this rating was granted. The claims for increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome and unspecified anxiety disorder were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for IBS with GERD, headaches, and allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing before a decision could be made.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for migraines as the Veteran's duplicate submission of the Notice of Disagreement was improperly placed on the Evidence Review docket.

The Board granted service connection for chronic cervicothoracic pain, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, deviated nasal septum, generalized anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder. The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for numbness in the feet, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and headaches. The issues of an initial rating for diabetes mellitus and service connection for these conditions were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for head trauma, headaches, GERD, and thumbnail scarring was dismissed due to the Veteran's untimely submission of a notice of disagreement (NOD) within one year of the rating decisions.

The Board granted the Veteran an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, as his symptoms were very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty.