Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unverified periods of active duty and missing service treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, finding no evidence of a current disability and noting that the Veteran's headache complaints were not consistent with his service treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, migraine headaches as secondary to cervical strain, and right shoulder strain. The claims for sinusitis and a compensable rating for IBS were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.

The appeal for service connection for asthma and headaches was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating medical opinions.

The Board granted a higher disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches, as the evidence demonstrated that her headache disability was productive of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks with severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for dizziness, migraine headaches, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and asthma, secondary to a service-connected condition. The claim for an initial compensable rating for syphilis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, and acquired psychiatric disability (other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder).

The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 21, 2009 for service connection for a TBI with residuals and its associated conditions: migraines, loss of taste, loss of smell, and tinnitus.

The veteran has formally requested the withdrawal of all pending appeals before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and a headache disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer residuals. The Board also granted an increased rating of 60 percent for prostate cancer residuals with voiding dysfunction effective September 29, 2023.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for migraines and denied increased ratings for dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for chronic headaches and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition and tinnitus, denied a higher rating for PTSD, and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraines, a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD with TBI, and post-concussive headaches. Service connection was denied for gulf war syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, including whether it was aggravated by service-connected tinnitus and whether it is secondary to service-connected migraine headaches.