Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all conditions, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and migraine headaches as the evidence did not support an onset in service or a relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury.

The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected migraine headaches and lumbosacral strain with arthritis, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The appeal for service connection for headaches was dismissed, while the claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for migraine headaches as the evidence did not show characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of once a month over the past several months.

The Board denied service connection for tarsal tunnel syndrome of the left and right lower extremities, bilateral feet disorder, hypertension, bladder disorder, and headache syndrome. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and dismissed the claim for service connection for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection for a headache disability, to include migraines, and a right hamstring disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 3, 2020 for the grant of an increased 50 percent disability rating for migraines and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines, as the evidence did not show very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee tendinosis status post partial ACL tear, but remanded the claim for service connection for a migraine headache disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating and a higher rating for service-connected headaches, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for increased ratings.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and granted higher ratings for the low back disability, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a copy of a letter from the Veteran's VA primary care physician about his headaches and scheduling an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current disability of the right hip.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for left knee and right knee disabilities, as well as a bilateral foot condition by way of aggravation. Migraine headaches were denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches, effective January 30, 2019, as the Veteran's functional impairment approximated characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over last several months prior to February 27, 2020.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for headaches and recurrent acute sinusitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, and a headache disability to correct pre-decisional errors in VA's duty to assist.