Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of migraines, low back strain with degenerative joint disease, and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot condition, but remanded the claims for migraines and sinusitis due to inadequate medical nexus opinions.

The Board denied service connection for razor bumps and sleep apnea, while remanding the claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches, and major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for his service-connected PTSD, headaches, lumbosacral strain, right hip disability, left hip disability, and cervical strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and an initial rating for various conditions due to incomplete records.

The Board denied service connection for vitamin, to include thiamine, deficiency as it is not a disability for VA purposes. Other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's reported in-service head injury and provide an adequate rationale.

The Board granted an increased evaluation to 10 percent for tension/migraine headaches effective September 9, 2020.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 15, 2020 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance. The claim for a higher rating for panic disorder was denied.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, and migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied the claims for sinusitis, an increased rating for hypertension, SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, and other issues. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including headaches, hypertension, tinnitus, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for a VA headache examination and psychiatric evaluation to address the service connection for recurrent headaches, a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding the evidence to be at least evenly balanced as to whether they are causally related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA opinion to determine if the Veteran has a separate and distinct diagnosed headache disorder, in addition to headache symptoms associated with his service-connected sinusitis disability, and whether such migraines are caused or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient in-service incurrence to support these claims.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claims for service connection for back condition, allergic rhinitis, migraines, skin condition, bilateral eye condition, and an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of migraine headaches, and the case is dismissed.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for tension headaches and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder, claimed as cluster headaches, due to duty-to-assist errors and conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's current disability and its relation to service.