Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and tension headaches but denied service connection for a lower back condition.

The Board granted a separate compensable rating for insomnia due to tinnitus and service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, while denying an increased rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for both migraine headaches and a gastrointestinal disorder, finding no credible evidence of in-service exposure to lead-based paint or other toxic substances.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches, the maximum available under the rating criteria. The claim for a TDIU was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches as new and relevant evidence has been received since the August 2020 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a headache disorder to schedule a new medical examination and obtain an appropriate medical opinion.

The Board granted an effective date of June 12, 2012, for the evaluation of migraine headaches at 50 percent disabling.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for his service-connected post traumatic migraine headaches from November 12, 2021, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2023 for the award of service connection for PTSD with TBI and migraine/tension headaches associated with TBI, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted restoration of a 30% rating for headaches effective June 1, 2024, and an initial 50% rating from October 24, 2021.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 1, 2021, for a 30 percent rating of migraines.

The Board denied increased ratings for OSA and tinnitus, remanded issues related to narcolepsy, hearing loss, headaches, and TDIU, and found that the Veteran's current symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, as the Veteran's condition produced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for initial compensable ratings for migraines and vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and migraine headaches based on the Veteran's consistent, competent lay reports of in-service onset and continuity of symptoms.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing service treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for TBI, psychomotor epilepsy, and migraines.

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

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher, for shin splints. The claims for service connection for a jaw condition, headaches, left hip condition, and right hip condition were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and migraines due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis and lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.