Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines due to a lack of adequate medical opinions and evidentiary development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to address service connection claims for migraine headaches, chronic cough, and right trigeminal nerve injury.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased rating of migraine headaches, which was previously rated as noncompensable prior to November 13, 2020 and 50 percent thereafter. The Board dismissed the issue due to withdrawal.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an eye condition, hypertension, a back condition, and headaches due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for residuals of TBI and headaches have been granted. The claim for neck disability is being remanded due to procedural errors.,Service connection has been established for the Veteran's residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and headaches, but his neck disability remains under review.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, but the remaining issues of service connection for a neck disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, GERD, and allergic rhinitis are remanded.,Additional medical records from Kaiser Permanente must be obtained. The Veteran's neck condition and associated symptoms need to be evaluated by VA, as the current opinion is inadequate.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and muscle pain are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Specifically, a new VA examination is required to address whether the Veteran's muscle pain is related to her service-connected fibromyalgia or if it represents a separate condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to service-connected tinnitus due to procedural issues and inadequate medical opinions. A VA examination is required.

The appeal is dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn it, and no errors of fact or law are alleged.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant was denied as none of his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for such benefits. The appeal for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment only was also denied.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at 50 percent, the highest schedular rating under DC 8100, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for migraine headaches and service connection for a left knee disability are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service-connected migraines are rated at a 30 percent disability rating, effective from May 8, 2024. The Board found that the Veteran experienced characteristic prostrating attacks of migraine headaches occurring on average once a month over the last several months during the appeal period.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to service connection, including headaches, ankle injuries, groin muscle pain, foot disabilities, elbow and knee conditions, lumbar spine issues, and a condition affecting the two middle fingers of the right hand. The Board dismissed the appeal as withdrawn.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was granted service connection, while the headache disability issue is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disability but has remanded the right knee disability claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's initial increased ratings for service-connected migraine headaches and adjustment disorder with depressed mood were denied.,For migraine headaches, the Veteran was not shown to have characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once a month over several months.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for MDD, tension headaches, and tinnitus. The lumbar spine disability claim is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal for migraine headaches was dismissed as the benefit sought has already been granted in full.,The Veteran's appeals for urinary dysfunction and right lower extremity nerve condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of March 18, 2020 for the awards of service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, a 10 percent rating for right and left knee strains with patellofemoral pain syndrome, and a 50 percent rating for headaches.