Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, migraine headaches, and myofascial neck pain. Effective September 7, 2018, SMC was granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(t).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for headaches and service connection for concussion, but remanded the claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, as well as dismissed his claim for an earlier effective date for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, tinnitus, hypertension, a headache disability, and GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Board grants an effective date of May 15, 2021, for the increase in rating to 50 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service symptoms and his current condition.

The Board remands the claims for a cervical strain, OSA, chronic headaches, low back disability, and TBI to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches to cure a predecisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 23, 2016 for the grant of service connection for migraines.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate those described under the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected migraine headaches prior to January 17, 2023, but denied a higher rating from that date.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for a neck condition, denied service connection for migraine/headaches and an initial compensable rating for dry eye syndrome, and remanded the claim for service connection for flatfoot bilateral.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the 50 percent disability rating for migraines, finding that April 2023 is the earliest date it was factually ascertainable that an increase in severity occurred to warrant the current evaluation.

The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's evaluation for a headache disability from 50 percent to noncompensable was improper and restored the 50 percent rating, effective July 1, 2024.

The Board denied higher ratings for lumbosacral strain, right and left arm carpal tunnel syndrome, and migraines prior to March 22, 2023, but granted a 50 percent rating for migraines effective from that date. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for sciatic radiculopathy and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's headache, cervical spine, low back, and left shoulder conditions, but granted an effective date of January 20, 2022, for a noncompensable rating for a left shoulder surgical scar.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and TBI with intermittent dizziness, migraine headaches, tinnitus, and hypertension, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, and others, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any such disability was related to his military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for common headaches to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a right great toe injury, lung condition, and chronic headaches due to inadequate VA medical opinions.