Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for migraines with migraine variants as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for allergies, bronchitis, costochondritis, and a skin condition, but granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines. Several claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Conn's syndrome, GERD, and headaches to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the January 2024 rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for migraine headaches and service connection for tinnitus, as there was no evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks or a current diagnosis of tinnitus, respectively.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and PTSD, but granted a 10 percent rating for temporomandibular joint disorder.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a temporomandibular joint condition, and tension headaches due to an incomplete record and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's migraine headaches, including whether they are related to active-duty service or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches but denied service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, and/or a disability or disabilities manifested by headaches, insomnia, daytime fatigue, and trouble breathing at night due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for migraines, and service connection for right and left elbow disabilities due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied compensable ratings for the right little finger, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted an effective date of April 19, 2017 for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and an effective date of January 5, 2022 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed her appeal regarding the effective date of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for vestibular migraines and residuals of basal cell carcinomas, and assigned a 60 percent rating from February 23, 2024, for the left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's migraines, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied other claims, including increased ratings for prostate cancer status post prostatectomy with urinary frequency and incontinence, hypertension, robotic prostatectomy with surgical scars, earlier effective dates for service connection, and remanded claims for service connection of migraines and GERD.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claim for further development regarding the Veteran's migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination with medical opinion that adequately considers the Veteran's lay statements regarding the nature and onset of his headache symptoms, VA treatment records showing a chronic headache disability, and the July 2022 private medical opinion.