Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's migraines are related to his in-service head trauma.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and headaches due to potential errors in the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's service connection requests are being reviewed again with new or additional evidence.

Your appeal has been dismissed because your request to review the denial of service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and headaches was not timely filed.

Service connection is granted for lumbar spine osteoarthritis, right foot onychomycosis, left foot onychomycosis, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss.,Service connection is remanded for PTSD and headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his migraines and any of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating of his conditions has been dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for service-connected migraines and major depressive disorder was denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 50 percent for migraines, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines are rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular rating under DC 8100. The Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and mild levoscoliosis is not rated higher than 20 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if his conditions are related to service.,The Veteran will need to undergo further examinations and provide medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for a compensable disability rating for migraines due to an error in obtaining an adequate VA examination without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Veteran's heart condition, supraventricular tachycardia, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,An initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's migraine headache disorder is granted.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for migraines, including migraine variants, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination. The Board requests an additional medical examination to address the frequency and impact of his migraines on employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 USC � 1151 due to a duty to assist error in obtaining VA treatment records and failing to obtain an appropriate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his 1992 VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, esophageal disability (GERD and Barrett's Esophagus), OSA, and PTSD. The Veteran's claim for migraine headaches is also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the service connection for migraines (previously denied as headaches) should be remanded due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error regarding the presumption of soundness, and an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's migraines and their relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a TDIU are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The hearing transcript is associated with the case, but VA treatment records from Community Care providers were not obtained prior to the July 2023 decision.

The Veteran's migraines and vertigo are granted as service-connected, while the claim for allergic rhinitis is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a neck condition, both secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI). The VA is required to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's migraine headaches are caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disabilities.