Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, effective November 11, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board grants an effective date of January 23, 2011 for the grant of service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, various right hand disabilities, migraines, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied an effective date prior to January 20, 2023, for the award of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been granted a 50 percent rating effective December 18, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disability as secondary to the Veteran's right shoulder labral tear.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and headaches due to a need for additional VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, specifically related to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's headaches had their onset during active service and have been continuous since then.

The Board remands the claim for further evidentiary development to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2023 decision on appeal.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate compensable rating for migraine headaches, as they are already included in the 50 percent rating for chronic sinusitis with migraines.

The Board granted service connection for bruxism and an initial evaluation of 70 percent, but not in excess thereof, from July 15, 2015 to August 20, 2021 for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for a migraine disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with IVDS.

The appeals for service connection for GERD and an initial compensable evaluation for chronic headaches were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's entitlement to an increased rating of 50 percent for headaches from August 4, 2022 was granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and migraines as secondary to tinnitus and unspecified anxiety disorder due to inadequate medical opinions addressing both causation and aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for existing disabilities.

The Board restored the 40% disability evaluation for the Veteran's traumatic brain injury and granted a 30% rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.