Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for anxiety, depression, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, and headaches based on the Veteran's in-service symptoms and continuous post-service symptoms.

The Board restored the 50 percent rating for migraines, effective September 1, 2023, and denied a higher rating.

The Board granted readjudication of six service connection claims based on new and relevant evidence, including hearing testimony and a nexus statement from Dr. Townsend. All six claims were remanded for further development, including obtaining incomplete service treatment records, VA treatment records, private medical records, and adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic headaches for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and migraine-tension headaches due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and denied a compensable disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis. The claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, right knee, left knee, low back, and right shoulder disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraine headache with variant, sinus headache, and acute intermittent headache as well as dyshidrotic eczema (claimed as skin condition eczema and acne) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for tension headaches starting from January 22, 2020, and denied an initial compensable rating prior to that date. The claim for a higher rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied.

The appeal concerning the propriety of the rating reductions for the Veteran's right distal fibula disability and tinea pedis was dismissed, while SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted prior to February 20, 2024.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 11, 2021 for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches and DEA benefits.

The veteran was granted a 100 percent rating effective September 13, 2022, for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, headaches, bilateral cataracts, and left hand osteoarthritis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral flatfoot, right knee bursitis, left knee bursitis, migraine headaches, and tinea pedis. However, it denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The veteran was granted increased ratings for PTSD with TBI, Meniere's disease with TBI, and headaches, effective October 22, 2020, and October 22, 2021, respectively.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle strain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), denied service connection for Helicobacter pylori, and granted a 50 percent initial rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including a low back disability, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, PTSD, and scoliosis.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for left chronic suppurative otitis media and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability, as well as increased ratings for headaches and postsurgical residual nerve disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active service.