Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a gastrointestinal disability, anal fissure and hemorrhoids, headache disability, temporomandibular disability, rhinitis, sinusitis, and STD, to provide the Veteran with VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected colon cancer. The claims for asbestosis, headaches, right foot pain, right hand pain, and stomach rash were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for migraines, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disability did not increase in severity to warrant such a rating prior to January 22, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a headache disorder, and vasovagal syncope to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headaches, as the previous opinions were found inadequate.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a headache disability to obtain an addendum opinion that applies the correct legal standard regarding pre-existing conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to address whether the Veteran's migraines headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board dismissed the AMA appeal for entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for trigeminal cranial nerve paralysis and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for headaches due to a procedural defect.

The Board remands the claim for a higher disability rating for sinus, tension, and migraine headaches due to an incomplete duty to assist.

The Board granted an effective date of August 5, 2019, for the award of a 30 percent rating for migraines.

The appeal of service connection for migraines was dismissed due to a procedural defect, as the notice of disagreement was not filed within one year of the initial denial.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for eczema, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and tinnitus.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's tension headaches in the absence of medication.

The Board remands the case to correct a due process issue related to the Veteran's request for revision of the September 2014 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraines, to include as secondary to tinnitus, for a VA examination that addresses both causation and aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for hand rash, vision loss based on refractive error, and lumbar spine disability, among other conditions. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for right knee limitation of extension.

The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome was granted a 20 percent evaluation, while the claims for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals, right ankle fracture and for headaches were denied. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for herpes simplex myelitis zoster was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve as secondary to the service-connected thoracic strain with thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease but denied service connection for a neck disability and remanded the claim for tension headaches.