Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected right hip conditions and remanded a claim for service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches, service connection for migraine headaches, and an effective date prior to March 29, 2022, for the grant of a 30 percent rating for tension headaches due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a migraine headache disorder.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for bruxism and TDIU as additional evidence needs to be obtained.

The Board remands the claim for a headache condition to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether it is at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent rating for migraines, finding that December 10, 2021 was the earliest possible date based on the evidence.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, an initial increased rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches, and an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a maximum disability rating of 50 percent for service-connected headaches and a 70 percent rating, but no higher, for generalized anxiety disorder, effective July 19, 2021.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for psoriasis effective September 1, 2023, and denied a higher rating. The Board also granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for mixed headache syndrome, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that his condition warranted such a rating prior to July 5, 2022.

The Veteran was granted an initial 30 percent rating for a disfigurement of the face due to Parry Romberg syndrome and an April 12, 2013, effective date for service connection and a noncompensable rating for headaches NOS.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headache disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 29, 2007 for the grant of service connection for headaches, degenerative arthritis of the neck, left upper extremity radiculopathy and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as of April 24, 2022, and a higher rating for his major depressive disorder and cocaine use disorder with PTSD and TBI was denied.

The Board remands the appellant's claims for an increased rating for his headache disability and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 as the Veteran did not meet the required criteria for a continuous total disability rating.

The appeal of the proposed reduction from 100 percent to 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder is dismissed, and the issue of entitlement to service connection for migraines is remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches and an intestinal condition (claimed as diarrhea) to obtain additional medical evidence.