Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board granted earlier effective dates, initial ratings, and increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's migraines are related to his service, including exposure to burn pits.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and denied earlier effective dates for headaches, but granted an earlier effective date of January 12, 2012, for prostate cancer-related conditions. The decision also remanded Meniere's disease and granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board granted an effective date of November 26, 2018 for the award of a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected cluster headaches.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and medical opinion to address the Veteran's headache disability, including whether it is related to service or secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and generalized anxiety disorder, and increased the rating for migraine headaches to 50%. The appeal for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions as a pre-decisional duty to assist error was found, specifically regarding notice and examination.

The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, HIV, CHF, GERD, herpes, a pulmonary disability, headaches, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for migraines as secondary to tinnitus and unspecified insomnia as secondary to migraines, but remanded the claims for arthritis of the right hand, left hand, right wrist, and left wrist.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability (pinguecula and dry eye syndrome) on a direct basis, but dismissed claims for earlier effective dates and service connections for PTSD, rectal bleeding, left leg condition, and other neuropathies. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for the 50 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and no credible evidence linking the condition to his active service.

The Board remands the matter for further opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's headaches.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus, joint and back pains, and migraines due to untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for headaches, service connection for adjustment disorder, and service connection for left knee pain due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for migraines and TDIU from December 2, 2011, to June 21, 2021.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted restoration of the Veteran's disability rating for allergic rhinitis with traumatic deviated nasal septum to 30 percent, effective June 1, 2025, and dismissed the appeal regarding a compensable rating for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service headaches and his current diagnosis of migraines.

The Board denied a higher initial disability rating for headaches and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD with adjustment disorder, mixed anxiety and depressed mood.