Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric condition, insomnia, diabetes mellitus, and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for a skin disability and migraine headaches to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran withdrew all claims except for service connection for sleep apnea, which was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions due to an incomplete adjudication of the Veteran's CUE claims.

The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of October 2, 2017, for a higher rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied an initial rating higher than 40 percent for fibromyalgia. Several service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on symptoms commensurate with prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's migraine disability, finding that it is caused by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of migraines, as secondary to tinnitus, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for headaches, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, lung disorder, erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral knee disorders, and bilateral ankle disorders.

The appeal regarding service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and sleep apnea, while denying service connection for proteinuria. Hematuria was previously denied but is now granted on appeal. The claims for fatigue, angioedema, and hypertension are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied initial compensable ratings for common headaches, GERD, left knee strain, ganglion cyst of the left wrist, lumbosacral strain, right knee patella tendinitis, and tendinitis of the right wrist.

The appeal was dismissed for failure to file a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the denial of service connection for GERD, plantar fasciitis, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claim for headaches was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to bilateral hearing loss, depression, fibromyalgia, headaches, and joint pain of the jaw.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines, secondary to tinnitus, due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence and conflicting opinions regarding a nexus between the condition and service or other service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and an increased rating to obtain additional evidence.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been granted a rating of 50 percent, but no higher, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bipolar II disorder, migraines, and respiratory issues, preclude substantially gainful employment.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.