Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for headaches/migraines, to include as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder with insomnia (claimed as sleep disturbances), chronic sinusitis (maxillary and frontal), tinnitus and allergic rhinitis.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for headaches, hypertension, and GERD due to procedural defects in the Veteran's filings.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for tension headaches, while remanding the claims for left foot metatarsalgia and right foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, NCD, and TBI prior to May 4, 2023, and restored the 10 percent rating for GERD effective June 8, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine, left shoulder, and headache disorder based on new and relevant evidence. The claim for a right shoulder disability was dismissed.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for a migraine disorder and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, finding no evidence that he required such assistance prior to September 21, 2022.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a bladder/bowel control disability and testicular disability as they were already granted. The claim for exposure to burn pits and toxic equipment fires was denied, while other claims were remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile disorder, headaches, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), chest pain, bilateral leg conditions, and somatic symptom disorder.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction, and readjudicated the claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right hand numbness based on new evidence. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, diabetes, left finger, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to the lack of new and relevant evidence. The claims for sleep apnea and headaches were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, hypertension, a right elbow disability, and a left ear hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for headaches, a sleep condition (OSA), Parkinsonism (including Parkinson's disease), unspecified depressive disorder, CAD with atrial fibrillation, bilateral upper extremity neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy based on new evidence. The claim for hyperhidrosis was denied as no new relevant evidence was received.

The Board remands the claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the back and a compensable evaluation for migraine headaches prior to May 3, 2024, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The veteran was granted service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, while other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids and denied service connection for a back disability, joint pain, migraines, and a skin condition. All other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tension headaches, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate very frequent completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for a pituitary gland tumor and Cushing's disease, and increased the rating for headaches to 50 percent. The claims for an earlier effective date and TDIU were denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and TDIU due to PTSD, while denying service connection for a neck disability and remanding claims for vasovagal syncope and migraine headaches.