Migraines & headaches — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development, specifically to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing the Veteran's claims of service connection for headaches, left toe disability, and back disability.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for migraines, discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to clarify the severity of the Veteran's headaches without considering the effects of pain-relieving medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis, headaches, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service.

The Board denied an increased rating for depressive disorder and remanded the claims for a higher rating for headache syndrome and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea. The headache claim was remanded for further examination.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.

The Board granted an increased 40 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected back condition from June 19, 2024, and denied service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD and granted an effective date of May 31, 2004, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board denied a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for tension headaches, insomnia, and anxiety disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches due to the Veteran not reporting for scheduled VA examinations, which were deemed necessary to assess the severity of these disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disability and his active military service. The claim for a left elbow condition was remanded due to missing documentation of a line of duty injury report.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches prior to April 13, 2016.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for anxiety, tinnitus, headaches, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.