Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, migraines, and hepatitis C. The claims for hepatitis B and A were also granted, but the claim for a right shoulder condition and a skin condition was remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the evaluation of PTSD and TBI with dizziness and hyposmia, as well as for the award of service connection for post concussive headaches.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a right shoulder disability, right wrist disability, cervical spine disability, right hand peripheral neuropathy, migraine disability, and psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tension type headaches, a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, and service connection for left and right elbow conditions.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial ratings for service-connected psychiatric disability and headaches due to pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist based on inadequate evidentiary development and examinations.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for migraine headaches and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion that addresses secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraines to schedule VA examinations as the Veteran has not yet been afforded any VA examinations pertaining to his claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a separate 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as a residual of the service-connected TBI, but denied initial compensable ratings for both the TBI residuals and migraine.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability from March 14, 2022, and denied service connection for insomnia. The appeal also includes remanded claims for secondary service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied an initial rating for migraine headaches in excess of 50 percent and an effective date earlier than February 29, 2020, for service connection and an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the 50 percent disability evaluation of service-connected migraines was granted, with March 13, 2022, as the earliest possible effective date.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection of multiple conditions, including left and right knee disabilities, tension headaches, elbow and wrist disabilities, lumbar spine disability, sciatica of the right leg, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for chronic sinusitis, 10 percent for tinnitus, and 30 percent for cervical strain. It granted an initial rating of at least 10 percent for right tibia fracture residuals effective January 26, 2018, and at least 20 percent effective June 2, 2021. The Board remanded several other issues including secondary service connection claims.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for deviated septum status post septoplasty is dismissed as moot. The initial ratings higher than 20 percent for cervical strain, 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, and 10 percent for left wrist, right index finger, and right long finger strains are denied. An initial compensable rating for headaches is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, a right hip disorder, a left hip disorder, a back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrence.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative and is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines and left hand scar preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, granting a TDIU beginning August 28, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric conditions and physical issues, due to incomplete records from the Social Security Administration (SSA).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence did not support an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.