Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board denied service connection for depression and anxiety, but remanded claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), headaches, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's tension headaches based on very frequent prostrating and prolonged headache attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, bilateral pes planus, and thoracolumbar spine disability due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches was dismissed due to a failure to timely file a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's tension headaches based on very frequent prostrating and prolonged headache attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's GERD and migraine headaches were granted service connection, while ratings in excess of 10% for knee conditions and shin splints were denied. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted initial ratings of 50 percent for migraines, including migraine variants, and 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right ankle conditions, as well as increased ratings for erectile dysfunction, restless leg syndrome of the right and left lower extremities, migraine headaches, and somatic symptom disorder is dismissed.

The veteran withdrew all appeals before the Board, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of headaches and the hearing scheduled before the Veterans Law Judge.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 15, 2022 for a 50 percent rating for tension and migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The other issues, including service connection for various conditions, were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a secondary service connection for migraine headaches to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The appeal pertaining to the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for headaches was dismissed as it was premature and not a final adjudicative action.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the condition is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for migraines to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.