Migraines & headaches — all decisions

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 service connection for headaches and a genitourinary condition, including ED, as there was no evidence of a current disability or any link to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches has been withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, finding that the Veteran's headache condition onset during service and has been continuously symptomatic to the present.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on housebound status, as the probative evidence did not show that his service-connected migraine headaches alone rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic migraines secondary to the TBI, and peripheral vestibular disorder secondary to the TBI.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraines, finding that they are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks, which result in severe economic inadaptability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine, degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis of the cervical spine, migraines, and tinnitus secondary to PTSD.

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 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 Veteran's service-connected migraines were granted a maximum 50 percent disability rating, and the claims for increased ratings for PTSD with major depressive disorder, TDIU, and SMC at the housebound rate were either dismissed or granted based on the criteria met.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, cervicogenic headaches (claimed as migraines), right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss due to a need for additional medical opinions.

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

The appeal of the evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic headaches was dismissed by the Veteran prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death and migraine headaches, but denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for hair loss and preexisting migraines, but denied initial compensable evaluations for allergic rhinitis and left eustachian tube dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for a sleep disorder and headaches to ensure proper development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a bilateral hearing loss disability. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability.