Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches and a higher rating, and remanded claims related to TDIU and DEA.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for headaches, a lumbar strain, PTSD, and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to a violation of claims-processing rules.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss to obtain new VA examinations and opinions.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for migraines and a neck disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right eye disability and headaches, as further development is needed to evaluate the evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and a headache disability, but denied service connection for a skin rash of the upper back/tinea versicolor.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, a cervical spine disability, a right knee disability, a left knee disability, a right ankle disability, and a right hand disability based on the Veteran's lay statements and positive private medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including knee disorders, headaches, respiratory disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, and erectile dysfunction, due to further development needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding that the evidence does not support a medical nexus between the condition and his active military service.

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

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for headaches, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and peripheral neuropathy, to include as due to Persian Gulf War service and/or service-connected disabilities, for further development of evidence.

The Board remands the matter for an in-person examination, video telehealth examination, or interview to clarify the frequency and severity of characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine or non-migraine headache pain.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed migraine headache condition.

The Board denied service connection for a headache condition, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The appeal contesting a proposed reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for migraine headaches from 30 percent to a noncompensable rating is dismissed due to lack of a case or controversy.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, as the evidence did not show that it began during active service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, major depressive disorder and anxiety (acquired psychiatric disability), and a back disability to obtain additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, a right shoulder disability, and depression and panic disorder. The decision also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability due to a pre-decisional error in not obtaining an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, and the right eyebrow scar is granted a separate 10 percent rating for pain. The other service connection claims are remanded.