Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The veteran's increased rating for sleep disorders from April 26, 2022, to May 2, 2023, is granted. Service connection for migraines is also granted from April 26, 2022. Other issues are remanded.

Service connection for bilateral flat foot and migraine headaches is granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection of left and right knee disabilities were denied due to lack of new evidence. The claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD was also denied. However, the issues regarding service connection for headaches, Meniere's disease, OSA, and TDIU were remanded for further review.

The veteran's appeal for an effective date of March 1, 2016, for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was granted. The decision is based on the veteran's service-connected conditions precluding substantially gainful employment from that date forward.

The veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a back disorder was denied. The veteran was granted a rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. Several other claims were remanded.

The veteran's migraines qualify for a 30% disability rating but not higher.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle, right ankle, PFB, and headaches. The claims for left knee disability, ulcer condition, asthma, and hearing loss were remanded.

The appeals for the rating of the right shoulder and service connection for back pain were dismissed due to untimely filing. The claims for ankle pain, migraine, and bilateral hearing loss were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran is granted a 30% rating for chronic headaches and a 10% rating for ovarian cysts with dysmenorrhea.

The veteran's service connection for migraine was granted with an effective date of July 29, 2021. Service connection for chronic otitis media was denied. The claims for chronic sinusitis and chronic otitis externa were remanded.

The Board granted evaluations of 30 percent for diplopia, 10 percent for right orbital fracture, and 30 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, hemorrhoids, left foot condition, right foot condition, and sinusitis. The Veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, IBS, ED, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. The Board found that additional medical opinions are needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for several service-connected conditions and TDIU.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings and TDIU due to missing medical records and inadequate evaluations.

The Board remanded all service connection claims for diabetes type 2, hypothyroidism, lupus, migraine headaches, and residuals of hysterectomy. The Veteran's claims are related to her service-connected PTSD.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition, jaw condition, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), as well as for an increased rating for headaches. The Board found pre-decisional errors in assisting the Veteran with his claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, depressed mood and anxiety, and viral meningitis. It remanded decisions on bilateral feet abrasions, rash on body, and headache disorder.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but some issues related to service connection and ratings were remanded for further review.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for migraines because the veteran's headaches did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.