Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for tinnitus. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection for migraine including migraine variants and erectile dysfunction, but denied an earlier effective date for IBS to include GERD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraines to obtain a new VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's migraines are aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral spine strain.

The Board granted service connection for cluster headaches as secondary to tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for a right ankle scar.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease and headaches. The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis, hearing loss disability, hypertension, and sleep apnea were rated as non-compensable or the assigned ratings were affirmed. Effective dates of June 15, 2022, were granted for these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current headache condition initially manifested during active duty.

The Board dismissed the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to untimely filings of a Notice of Disagreement, except for remanding certain claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis, chronic headaches, and OSA on a presumptive basis due to toxic exposure while stationed in the Persian Gulf. The claims for atherosclerosis, chronic headaches, and OSA were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left foot condition and migraine headaches, as well as service connection for these conditions, due to outstanding records and additional medical opinions needed.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus disability.

The Board granted service connection for deep vein thrombosis, left leg and restored a 30 percent rating for migraines effective from September 26, 2022. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's tension/migraine headaches due to their severity and impact on daily life, while remanding claims for back disability and sinusitis for further development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 0 percent for the Veteran's headache disability, finding that the evidence did not support characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraines based on the Veteran's headache symptoms that approximate very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for her service-connected chronic headaches was dismissed due to the untimeliness of her VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea to correct duty-to-assist errors, requiring new VA examinations with adequate rationale.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that they are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including insomnia, asthma, migraines, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, clavicle and shoulder disabilities, arm and leg radiculopathies, hip and knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, shin splints, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, effective December 7, 2020, but denied an extra-schedular rating in excess of 50 percent.