Migraines & headaches decisions — 2023

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head trauma, to include headaches, finding that there was no causal relationship between his current disabilities and his active duty, including injuries sustained during in-service motor vehicle accidents.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow condition, plantar fasciitis, and migraine headaches due to a lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between these conditions and his active service.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied.,Service connection for a headache disorder, including migraines, is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence showing she was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work experience prior to October 9, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was granted with an effective date of September 16, 1975.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have more closely approximated the 100 percent criteria for total occupational and social impairment throughout the appeal period, resulting in a grant of a 100% evaluation.,Service connection for migraines and back disorder is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain medical opinions regarding the Appellant's mental health during his service, as well as whether he was insane at the time of discharge. The issues include character of discharge, reopening service connection claims, and service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines has been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claim, linking the Veteran's migraine headaches to his active-duty service. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder). However, the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability remains pending as remanded by the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an extraschedular evaluation for migraines and a TDIU determination.

The Board has determined that new evidence received since the February 2014 rating decision is sufficient to readjudicate claims for service connection for bruxism, lumbar strain, and headaches. However, no new relevant evidence was found for the deviated septum, pes planus, or bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The VA examiner found that his symptoms did not cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's vertigo is found to be related to his service, specifically a head injury during service.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are also found to be related to his service, with the primary cause being attributed to both a head injury and neck condition.

The Veteran's vertigo is found to be related to his service, specifically a head injury during service.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are also found to be related to his service, with the primary cause being attributed to both a head injury and neck condition.

The Board denied service connection for dental injury with loss of teeth, TBI, and headaches due to lack of evidence of current disabilities during the pendency of the claim.,There is no established service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and hypertension, as well as his claim for a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU), were denied. The Veteran was already receiving the maximum possible evaluation for TDIU from February 24, 2011.

The Veteran's migraine headaches and GERD with hiatal hernia and esophagitis are service-connected. The case is remanded for further evaluation of his lumbosacral strain.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to correct a duty to assist error and remands the cases for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including GERD and tension headaches, are granted with a 30 percent rating. Service connection is established for allergic rhinitis, maxillary sinusitis (chronic sinusitis), functional abdominal pain syndrome with abdominal pain/bloating, respiratory insufficiency with dyspnea, and restless leg syndrome.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, and migraine headaches.