Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of migraines, neck condition, left shoulder condition, or right shoulder condition.,Therefore, the Veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions are denied.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent from November 19, 2021 to January 23, 2022. The Board found that the Veteran suffers from very frequent, completely prostrating, and prolonged attacks of migraines with severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, and headaches have been denied. The claim for hypertension is remanded due to the failure to review relevant VA treatment records.,Service connection has not been established for a lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The claims for service connection and increased ratings are not before the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches on the basis that a preexisting disability was aggravated by active military service. The claims for left arm pain, right arm pain, right shoulder pain, and right hip pain are denied as there is no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service. Service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have not been readjudicated due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder including generalized anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder and phobic anxiety disorder, and sleep apnea are remanded as there is a duty to obtain additional medical opinions that address the onset and relationship of these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected cluster headaches are granted a 30 percent evaluation, effective October 14, 2020. The Veteran's GERD is denied any increase in rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's migraine headaches, including whether they are related to service or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with insomnia and depressive disorder. The VA is required to provide an opinion on these issues as part of the PACT Act.

The Veteran's migraines have been granted an initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The claim for TDIU is being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of her claimed conditions, including heavy bleeding, headaches, gastroenteritis, and nausea/dizziness.

The Veteran's total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities was granted prior to May 19, 2021. From May 19, 2021, the issue of TDIU is moot as his combined disability rating reached 100%.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were rated at 50% effective December 6, 2019. Her bipolar disorder with mild alcohol use disorder was rated at 70% effective April 9, 2020.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 14, 2021 for a 50 percent evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The issues of service connection for migraine headaches and TDIU are remanded due to the Veteran's lay statements supporting these claims.

The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, immune disorder, PTSD, and increased compensation for PTSD are dismissed. The claim for service connection of chronic right kidney disease is remanded.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The left shoulder and right shoulder disabilities remain at 20 percent each. Other conditions have been addressed or denied.

The Veteran's initial rating for migraine headaches is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new VA examination is needed to determine the severity of his migraines and whether they were productive of severe economic inadaptability prior to July 27, 2023.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, migraines, and residuals of TBI are granted. However, the Veteran's claim for increased rating for residuals of TBI is remanded due to insufficient detail in the VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder is found to be the cause or contributor of his current obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).,The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder is also found to be the cause or contributor of his migraines.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, psychiatric disability, lumbago, erectile dysfunction, URI, and headaches are denied.

The Board has denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower back, finding that it did not manifest in service or within one year of discharge and is not otherwise attributable to service. The Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, tension headaches, and chronic joint and musculoskeletal pain are remanded due to a duty to assist error.,The Board has found insufficient evidence to establish service connection for the claimed conditions without additional examination and opinion.