Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for migraines including migraine variants due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a higher initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected migraine headaches from June 5, 2020.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected headaches and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and an increased rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for GERD with IBS.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability evaluation for migraine headaches and an increased rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete medical records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraines, bilateral knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, ankle disability, back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, scars on the head, neck, or face, and tinnitus, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, bilateral leg venous insufficiency (secondary to anemia/pregnancy), and blood clots as premature appeals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for service-connected headaches and dismissed the appeal regarding the propriety of a proposed reduction in the evaluation of right pneumothorax from 20 percent to 0 percent.

The appeal as to the proposal to reduce the disability rating for lumbosacral strain, from 40 percent to 20 percent is dismissed. The matters of service connection for migraine headaches and neck strain are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for back disability and migraine headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD with MDD, and assigned a 50 percent rating. The effective date for the increased rating of PTSD with MDD and DEA benefits was set at June 17, 2019.

The Board remands the issues of an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for sinusitis and headaches as secondary to allergic rhinitis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran was granted increased disability ratings for adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, and insomnia from August 11, 2020 to July 28, 2021, and service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and bilateral shoulder tendinosis. Erectile dysfunction was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis or functional impairment during the appeal period. The claim for a headache disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include GERD, due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis. The claim was remanded for further development regarding chronic headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, as no new and material evidence was received prior to April 27, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, rectal bleeding, erectile dysfunction, a gastrointestinal disability, and headache disability. The denial was based on the lack of probative evidence supporting a current disability or a link to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for depression, and remanded the claims for sinusitis and migraines due to an inextricably intertwined issue regarding the character of discharge from service.