Migraines & headaches decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for an additional examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic headaches, including their impact on his ability to secure and maintain employment.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, but the case is remanded to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's sleep disorder.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at 30 percent, and the Board has found that a higher rating is warranted. The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was not rated compensably but the Board has also remanded this issue for further examination.

The Veteran's cluster headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to the lack of completely prostrating and prolonged attacks.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left rib disorder, headaches, and bilateral pes planus due to lack of evidence supporting these claims. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at the minimum compensable level of 10 percent, effective December 29, 2012. The other conditions have been granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for acute thoracic and lumbar strain, left knee condition, and migraines due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's right ankle degenerative arthritis is rated at a maximum of 20 percent.,Throughout the period prior to August 15, 2013, the Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.,Financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment is denied due to the Veteran's ability to drive and ambulate despite his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded his claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches, PTSD, and TDIU.

The Veteran's GERD and PTSD were granted initial disability ratings, but the headaches were denied. The Board found that remand was necessary for additional development regarding service connection for a right eye disorder.

The Veteran's cervical spine, lumbar spine, and left knee disabilities are being remanded for further development.,Service connection is not granted for the residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or headache disability.

The Veteran's headaches, considered an organic disease of the nervous system, are found to have started during his service in Southwest Asia and continue today. Service connection is granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent from November 8, 2019. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to this date or after it.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and major depressive disorder, are not sufficient to qualify for a TDIU due to his failure to submit the required VA Form 21-8940.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, hypertension, and headaches as they are not related to his military service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were rated as 50% disabling beginning March 30, 2016. Prior to that date, the rating was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI residuals, to include headaches, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosed TBI or related disabilities in service and that any current symptoms were likely due to his co-existing mental diagnoses and/or deviated septum.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate examination findings and incomplete records. The Veteran's service connection claim for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is inextricably intertwined with his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for his skin disability of the arm and groin is denied.,Prior to July 20, 2018, he was not entitled to a compensable rating for his tension headaches. From July 20, 2018 onwards, he is granted an increased rating of 30 percent for his service-connected tension headaches.

The Veteran's headaches are caused by his service-connected PTSD with alcoholism, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.