Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Veteran's tension headaches are granted service connection as secondary to his PTSD with bruxism. The left knee disability is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of a headache disorder due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and back conditions have been restored to their previous ratings, while the knee instability issues remain denied.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have been characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted an initial rating of 50 percent for his migraines associated with PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of PTSD and IBS have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea), and migraines. The sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia in both legs were also granted on a secondary basis to their respective service-connected conditions.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals for increased ratings of migraine headaches, radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, and an anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder. The Board dismissed these appeals as per the Veteran's requests.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was incurred during service, and his low back and migraine headache disabilities were aggravated by service. Service connection is granted for the acquired psychiatric disorder but denied for the low back and migraine headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a recurrent cervical spine disability, an increased rating for migraine headache, and a compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran's migraines were incurred in service and the Board has granted her claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed migraine headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, left lateral collateral ligament sprain, and right lateral collateral ligament sprain as they are proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral flat feet respectively.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for headaches due to insufficient medical opinion and failure to consider all theories of entitlement.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disability, post-concussive headaches with a noncompensable initial evaluation, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with an initial 10 percent evaluation. The Veteran's claims are denied for higher ratings.

The Veteran's tension headache is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board has found that a compensable evaluation is not warranted.,The right knee condition and sinus condition claims are remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's initial rating for post-traumatic migraine headaches was denied as the severity of his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the requests to readjudicate claims for service connection for myocardial bridge, congenital heart defect, left eye condition, and headaches due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions were denied. The claim for migraines was not granted, and the remaining claims were readjudicated but ultimately denied.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence supports readjudication of the claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, GERD, and migraine. The claims are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition, left knee/left lower extremity condition, and right knee/right lower extremity condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for migraine headaches, finding that they are related to his service-connected allergic rhinitis with nasal turbinate hypertrophy.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further action due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for additional medical opinions.