Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for migraines as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition began during active service or was related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for 'burn ban' and granted an effective date of May 12, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for coccydynia. The Board also denied various rating claims.

The Board denied service connection for a right-hand condition, anxiety, and migraine (headaches) and assigned noncompensable ratings for the Veteran's left hand disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right elbow condition, right shoulder condition, burn scar(s), low back condition, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and psychiatric disability, diagnosed as PTSD, both related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety condition, inappropriate sinus tachycardia with vasovagal syncope, and a migraine disability based on the lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disability because the Veteran does not have a qualifying current disability or symptoms that cause functional impairment.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's migraines are caused by her service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal for service connection for migraines was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, migraine headaches, and a neck disability for further development of evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sinusitis is granted pursuant to the PACT Act. Other claims are remanded.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased ratings, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The appellant is eligible for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded from a November 15, 2023 rating decision that increased ratings for right upper extremity ulnar nerve impingement and migraine headache disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for fatigue, PTSD, and migraines due to untimely filings. The appeal regarding a proposed reduction of the eczema rating was also dismissed as moot after the AOJ continued the 30 percent rating. The issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for multiple osteoarthritis conditions, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and gout based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for headache and back disabilities, as well as TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as due to the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected TMJ and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired eye disability and a compensable rating for migraine to schedule further VA examinations.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for headaches and denied an increased initial disability rating for right ankle degenerative arthritis, while remanding the claim for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability.