Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The RO reduced the Veteran's SMC from M to L-M, effective May 13, 2015, as ordered by the Board of Veterans' Appeals in May 27, 2020. The reduction was due to a clear and unmistakable error in the original implementation decision.

The Board has restored service connection for tinnitus, migraines, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) with hiatal hernia and gastritis. The severance of these conditions was improper due to the evidence showing they were incurred during periods of active duty or ACDUTRA.

The Board is remanding all issues on appeal due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right little finger condition, left hand disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, chronic tendinitis, and chronic headaches.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, hypertension, a cervical spine disability (claimed as chronic muscle tension), diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), and sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a combined rating for PTSD with TBI, an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA. The AOJ is instructed to obtain private treatment records from Dr. Ahmed.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, bilateral eye glaucoma, chronic headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as his appeal was not clear regarding which docket he preferred.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of her service-connected cervical strain is dismissed. The cases for an initial compensable rating for her abdominal scar and a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for her migraines are remanded.

The appeal to restore the rating for right knee strain with osteoarthritis and slight recurrent patellar dislocation was denied, while a separate 10 percent rating for right knee patellar subluxation from May 24, 2017, was granted. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for headaches from April 7, 2016, was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches to be reviewed after adjudication of a related hypertension claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and PTSD with MDD, insomnia disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100 for migraines or under the General Formula for Mental Disorders for his PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for headaches and for an effective date prior to June 6, 2014 have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw his appeals.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of all pending appeals.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of migraines, finding that he did not timely submit a signed application to preserve the effective date.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of headaches, left ankle disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability due to a duty to assist error identified in January 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disability, lumbar spine disability, right ear otalgia, and migraines. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, erectile dysfunction (as secondary to hypertension), and acute intermittent tension headaches have been granted service connection based on the benefit of doubt being afforded.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, effective October 25, 2017.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches was granted. The initial compensable rating for her service-connected allergic rhinitis is being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.