Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and chronic rhinitis are being remanded due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between the conditions and toxic exposure risk activities during active duty. A TERA examination is required.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service-connected conditions. The Appellant seeks service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which is related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for migraine headaches, finding that there is insufficient medical evidence to determine the etiology and aggravation of the condition. The Veteran's claims file must be reviewed by a VA examiner to provide an opinion on these matters.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for traumatic brain injury and tension headaches due to insufficient medical opinions. The lumbosacral strain claim remains denied.

The Veteran's headache disability is found to be aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and the Board grants service connection for headaches as secondary to these conditions.

The Veteran's chronic cluster headaches are granted a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The low back disability issue is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral hip disability. The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted service connection.,Service connection was not established for lumbosacral strain.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in failing to obtain an adequate examination and medical opinion on the etiology of the claimed condition. The appellant's service connection claim for headaches is being remanded.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at a 30 percent, the highest non-compensable rating available. The Board found that his headaches meet the criteria for this rating due to their frequency and severity.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate VA examination and developing the Veteran's claim of in-service toxic exposure. The Veteran is seeking service connection for migraine headaches, which may be related to his service-connected PTSD and/or toxic exposure in service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraines as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine was improperly docketed and dismissed due to a procedural error.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizures and headaches due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist, including inadequate examinations and failure to obtain relevant records.

The Board has determined that the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a left hand disorder, a right hand disorder, a low back disorder, a left knee disorder, and a right knee disorder, as well as migraine headaches, must be remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's specific disability pictures will need to be evaluated by VA examiners.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 100 percent for essential thrombocythemia/myeloproliferative disorder (thrombocythemia) is dismissed as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 15, 2019, for a 100 percent rating for thrombocythemia is denied because the increase in disability preceded the claim by more than one year.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 15, 2019, for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is denied as the criteria were not met prior to that date.

The appeal based on the VA Form 10182 filed in May 2021 is dismissed as it does not identify a specific determination with which the Veteran disagrees.

The Board has determined that there are missing service treatment records and the AOJ should make further attempts to locate these records. The issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions have been remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of migraine headaches, finding that there was no evidence linking her current condition to her military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for cervical strain is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for migraine and migraine variants is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for MDD is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for SMC at the intermediate rate was granted, with two half-steps awarded due to service-connected depressive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran is already entitled to a full step (SMC-L) based on his need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to have started during service and granted service connection.,There is no evidence of sleep apnea or related disability, and the claim for this condition is denied.