Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The petition to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for plantar fasciitis is denied.,The petition to readjudicate the claims of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and migraines are granted.

The Veteran's left carpal tunnel syndrome is rated at 30 percent from April 23, 2021. The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are currently rated at 50 percent and the Board denied a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for headaches is granted, with the Board finding that he has characteristic prostrating attacks of headache pain occurring more than once a month. The Veteran receives a 30 percent rating, but no higher.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied.,No effective dates earlier than the specified dates were granted.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was denied as the evidence did not show prostrating attacks or economic inadaptability, but only head pain and difficulty concentrating during a headache.

Your appeal for service connection for migraine headaches has been dismissed because the benefit was already granted in a previous decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, dizziness, and hypersomnolence disorder are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors in previous rating decisions. The Board is unable to make a fully informed decision without additional examination or medical opinion.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's mental state at the time of misconduct leading to his dismissal from service. The case is being remanded for further development and an examination by a VA clinician.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's mental state at the time of misconduct leading to his dismissal from service. The case is being remanded for further development and an examination by a VA clinician.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's death has led to the dismissal of all service connection claims.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted as service-connected.,An earlier effective date of July 16, 2018, but not earlier, for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches is granted.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and disability ratings have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the claims prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for migraines and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The decision is binding only with respect to the specific issues decided.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraine headaches due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to service-connected conditions, and because the Veteran's Gulf War exposure has not been evaluated.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's headaches and her service-connected iron deficiency anemia with folic acid deficiency. The AOJ is required to obtain a new opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for his service-connected tension headaches was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of entitlement to either an earlier effective date or a higher initial rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of May 17, 2016.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted with an effective date of November 5, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for anxiety, a cervical spine condition, depression, a lumbar spine condition, and migraine headaches due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to consider the Veteran's lay testimony regarding in-service injuries.

The Veteran's chronic headaches, cervical spine disability (neck), left upper extremity radiculopathy and paresthesia, left knee disability, and right knee disability are all found to have onset during service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.