Migraines & headaches Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and denied the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus, a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and other service connection claims that were remanded.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claims for service connection for a brain tumor, headaches, and seizure disorder due to new evidence. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's low back pain and lumbar herniated disc are granted service connection. The respiratory disability (claimed as chronic cough), allergic rhinitis, and headache disability claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, migraines, respiratory problems, rhinitis, sinusitis, and a right knee disorder are denied. The Board found that the current disabilities were not present in service or related to service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for migraine headaches was granted. The Board found that the evidence, including a private medical opinion, established that PTSD aggravates the Veteran's migraine headaches.,Service connection for migraine headaches is granted as they are aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine disability and tension headaches due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as whether they are related to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are granted, but the issues related to her right knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis with bone spurs, polycystic ovarian syndrome, bladder incontinence, hematological issues, bilateral arm and leg weakness due to multiple lipomas, and scars from excisions of multiple lipomas are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's right hip condition is granted as service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of bilateral hip pain and credible statements supporting his claim.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied due to lack of diagnosed disability.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, rhinitis, sinusitis, a bilateral foot disability, and a right knee disability based on the positive evidence presented by the Veteran's lay testimony, outpatient treatment records, and private opinions of record.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines, right hip disability, left hip disability, and scars from hip replacements. The back disability issue is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU benefits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and hiatal hernia with GERD and IBS. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals regarding the ratings for migraines and other claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of left hip disability, migraine headaches, and spastic colitis have been granted with effective dates set at February 13, 2014.,Effective date for the grant of service connection for left hip disability has not yet been determined.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left eye blurred vision, acquired psychiatric disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), and headache disability. The character of discharge issue is also being remanded.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated as 50 percent disabling from August 31, 2023, onward. The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, including IBS, as well as his other issues. The remand is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed gastrointestinal condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, CFS, and a lumbar spine disability have been reopened. Service connection is granted for headaches.,Service connection for CFS and the lumbar spine disability are remanded due to unresolved issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis or headaches, and denied service connection for back disorder and right epididymitis (now claimed as erectile dysfunction).

The Veteran's service connection for headaches and photophobia is granted due to the continuity of symptomatology established during his military service.