Migraines & headaches decisions — 2022

The Veteran's appeals for effective dates and service connection have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, a back condition, headaches (including migraine), PTSD due to MST, depression, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination regarding the Veteran's claimed headaches. The examiner must determine if the current headaches are caused or aggravated by service or his service-connected residuals of a nasal fracture.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's headaches, particularly in relation to his service-connected left neck disability.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for migraine headaches due to incomplete development and need for a physical examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of December 5, 2006. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected headaches since September 12, 2006.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are aggravated by his service-connected shoulder disability.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's obesity, which may be caused by her service-connected conditions, substantially contributed to the development of her sleep apnea. The examiner must consider if obesity is a substantial factor in causing the sleep apnea and whether it would not have occurred without the obesity.

Service connection for headaches, PTSD, rash on face and arms, and bilateral eye pain is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to service.,PTSD was not diagnosed during the appeal period.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder, dizziness, and headaches are all found to have onset during service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his pending claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for low back strain, a compensable rating for headaches, and service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. As a result, the claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 50% disability rating effective August 22, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran had very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) due to Gulf War service, but the other issues related to sleep apnea, headaches, and numbness are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, and his PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to June 18, 2015. The Veteran's PTSD from June 18, 2015, is denied a rating greater than 70 percent.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches is granted as the current disability began during active service or is related to in-service injuries.,Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted as it is proximately due to or the result of the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression.,The Veteran's substance abuse disorder, including alcohol abuse disorder, was not proximately due to or result of or aggravated by the service-connected PTSD with depression.

The Veteran's claim for a rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches with occipital neuralgia from May 18, 2015, to March 5, 2017, is granted. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical strain remains pending and requires further development.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's migraine headaches and/or prescribed medications are causing or aggravating his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, tension headaches, and an unspecified anxiety disorder has been granted. Hypertension is associated with herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. Tension headaches are related to service-connected tinnitus. An unspecified anxiety disorder is presumed to have originated during active service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed because he has been rated at 100% for his service-connected disabilities and does not have additional disabilities separately rated at 60% or more.

The Veteran's right shoulder disorder and headaches are granted service connection, with the right shoulder disorder receiving a separate rating under DC 6512 for near constant sinusitis characterized by headaches. The Veteran's headaches are not separately service connected as they are encompassed in his already-service-connected sinusitis.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 50 percent disability rating for service-connected migraine headaches has been granted, with the effective date set at May 23, 2018.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits has also been granted, with the effective date set at May 23, 2018.