Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for headaches and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for chronic migraine headaches and a left wrist condition, but denied an initial compensable rating for constipation and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraines was granted, and an effective date of October 26, 2021, was assigned for the increased rating. The Veteran is also entitled to DEA as of this date.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety with insomnia features), and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The effective date for these conditions was set to October 2, 2023.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines due to a concurrent election of review under different lanes.

The Board denied service connection for leishmaniasis and COPD, while remanding claims for sleep apnea, bilateral elbow disability, left shoulder disability, and chronic headaches.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for headaches associated with zygomatic fracture residuals effective August 17, 2017, but denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for other conditions.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral pes planus was dismissed, and an earlier effective date of July 3, 2023, was granted for the increased rating of migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and a back disability (lumbosacral strain) but remanded the claim for a bilateral foot condition.

The Board is remanding the claim for an examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected headaches and to provide a retrospective opinion regarding the Veteran's headache severity since 2005.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, right hip strain, and right lower extremity paresthesias disabilities but granted a separate rating of 10 percent for painful motion on right hip extension. The Board also remanded service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for insomnia, migraine headaches, and depression as further development is needed.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for tension headaches from December 9, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's migraines were caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, restored the 50 percent rating for migraines effective July 28, 2021, and granted an effective date of July 1, 2014 for service connection for vertigo. Other issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's migraines headaches are related to service or secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for headaches as the weight of evidence did not support characteristic prostrating attacks.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities and a psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for Raynaud's disease, muscle pain, degenerative arthritis, peripheral neuropathy of the ulnar and musculocutaneous nerves in both upper extremities, squamous cell carcinoma, and migraines.

The veteran withdrew the appeal concerning service connection for dizziness, sleep apnea, and sleep disturbance, as well as a higher disability rating for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hearing loss. The appeal was remanded for further action regarding the initial disability ratings for headaches, left and right lower extremity stress fractures.