Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Veteran's diagnosed migraine headache disorder was caused and/or aggravated by service-connected disabilities, resulting in the grant of service connection for a headache disorder as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's headaches are causally related to service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The Veteran's TBI claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence, and his left knee disability claim requires a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than January 31, 2018, for the grants of service connection for migraine headaches, other trauma and stressor related disorder, and bilateral lower extremity exertional compartment syndrome with sural nerve neuropathy have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches has also been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI has been found to cause his current migraine headaches, and the Board has granted service connection for these headaches.

The Veteran's claim for headaches (knot on head) has been reopened. The claims for unspecified depressive disorder, back disability, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right hip disability, and left hip disability are denied. The claim for service connection for headaches remains pending with the Board.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability, is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

Your claims for service connection related to back disorder, right knee disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been remanded. The Board found that the evidence is insufficient to establish a direct relationship between these conditions and your active-duty service.,The Veteran's hypertension and headaches were reopened based on new evidence showing potential links to his PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional examinations due to failure to RSVP for scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran's service connection claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's headache disability, including migraine and tension headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's initial claim for a 50% rating for tension headaches was granted effective September 27, 2016. The appeal for an earlier effective date than September 27, 2016 for the grant of service connection for tension headaches is denied.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to December 15, 2016 have been denied as there is no evidence of a claim filed before this date.,The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for the service-connected seizure disorder and headaches prior to September 20, 2017 has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for disability ratings in excess of 80 percent for the seizure disorder from September 20, 2017, and a TDIU prior to September 20, 2017 have also been dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to July 8, 2022, did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's initial 70 percent rating for depressive disorder is granted, and the issues of service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, left shoulder, headaches, and thoracolumbar spine disability are remanded. The compensable rating for hypertension issue is also remanded.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of May 29, 2017 for a 50 percent disability rating for his service-connected chronic migraine.

The Board has remanded the case for a determination on whether the Veteran is entitled to TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed all pending appeals due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for a retrospective opinion on his ability to work based on his service-connected conditions from June 25, 2000, to July 20, 2017. The Board cannot make this determination without independent medical evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), claimed as gastrointestinal problems, to include as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder, is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches with nausea, finding that his migraines are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.