Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted an effective date of April 21, 2020, but no earlier, for the assignment of a disability rating of 30 percent for headaches.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine disability, as the evidence showed characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once or twice per month.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine disability, as the evidence showed characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once or twice per month.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine disability, as the evidence showed characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once or twice per month.

The appeals for service connection for a left ankle sprain and migraines have been withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran.

The appeals for service connection for a left ankle sprain and migraines have been withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding that the Veteran's migraines are proximately due to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee disorders but denied service connection for a low back disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and headache disorder.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI, a rating in excess of 10 percent for contact dermatitis, and whether the reduction from 30 percent to zero percent for migraine headaches was proper. The claim for TDIU is also remanded.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, no issues remain for appellate consideration.

The Board dismissed all appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for the veteran's service-connected conditions, including depressive disorder, back disability, sciatica of the right lower extremity, and tension headaches.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction but denied an earlier effective date for migraine headaches.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the ratings of posttraumatic headache/migraines disorder, PTSD with dyssomnia, tic disorder, and residuals of TBI, and BPPV to April 12, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety, bilateral tinea pedis, left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral pes planus, low back strain, migraines, and non-specific respiratory condition as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a mental health disability, chronic headaches, and a low back disability. It also granted increased ratings for certain conditions but denied others.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for chronic post-traumatic headaches and a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis from July 29, 2014, to April 29, 2016. The claim for a higher rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and an earlier effective date for a facial scar of the left eye, while denying or remanding claims for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fingers, toes, back injury, mental disease, headaches, and right elbow condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable evaluation of cervicogenic headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's conditions.