Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board remands several issues, including service connection for headaches and ratings for a right femur disability, due to the need for additional medical evidence.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, dry eye syndrome, a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, a compensable rating for headaches, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.

The Veteran was granted separate ratings of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, a higher rating under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o), and a higher rating under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1).

The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder. The evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the skin disability was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and asthma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's headaches are caused by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and right hand strain, increased the ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, dyshidrotic eczema, and hypertension, and denied service connection for Parkinsonism, pes planus/flat feet, GERD, tinea versicolor, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus. The Board also granted a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including PTSD, IBS, cardiac arrhythmia, CFS, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, dyspnea, and fibromyalgia. The claim for bilateral pes planus was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a spine disability, vitamin deficiency, and a compensable rating for migraine headaches due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Veteran's service connection for chronic headaches was granted, while claims for bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, a higher rating for contusion of the left great toe, and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis were denied.

The Board denied initial compensable ratings for right hip strain (abduction) and migraine headaches, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the criteria provided in the regulations.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence of an in-service event, nor is there evidence demonstrating a nexus to service.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for a higher rating for spondylolisthesis with degenerative disc disease, left and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and service connection for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for migraines headaches as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the private medical opinion that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's migraine headaches are secondarily linked to or related to his service connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disability, headaches, skin disability, and tremors of the hands due to potential Gulf War-related exposures.

The Veteran's effective date for the increase in disability evaluation for service-connected tension headaches to 30 percent was granted as of October 25, 2022.

The Board restored the 50% rating for headaches and the 30% rating for a cervical spine disability, as the reductions were improper. The claims for service connection for OSA, a higher rating for allergic rhinitis, and a sinus disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).