Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and lack of consideration of certain theories of entitlement. The claims will be reconsidered with additional examinations and opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, dry eye syndrome, dry skin and shaving bumps, right hip and thigh disability, left hip and thigh disability, and ED have been denied. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, radiculopathy of the LLE affecting the sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the RLE affecting the sciatic nerve, asthma, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood), service connection for IBS/GERD, and service connection for allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, dry eye syndrome, dry skin and shaving bumps, right hip and thigh disability, left hip and thigh disability, and ED have been denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, radiculopathy of the LLE affecting the sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the RLE affecting the sciatic nerve, asthma, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood), service connection for IBS/GERD, and service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for headache syndrome was denied, and the Board found that there were insufficient prostrating attacks to warrant a higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo was remanded due to an unclear May 2021 VA examination report.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's diagnoses and their relation to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic headache disability is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for migraines, bilateral pes planus, and low back strain. The Board has dismissed these appeals.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, a back disability, a bilateral feet disability, and bilateral ankle disabilities due to incomplete records from his active duty in the United States Army.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder. The claim of service connection for headaches is remanded due to insufficient opinions regarding aggravation.

The Board has remanded both issues of hypertension and migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence, including the need for private medical records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and a psychiatric disorder, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for migraines as it was already granted in a previous rating decision.

The Veteran's migraines are rated at a 50 percent disability rating, effective April 13, 2019. The Board found that the evidence showed severe economic inadaptability due to her migraines.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and bilateral knee disabilities are found to be the proximate cause of his migraines, thus granting service connection for migraines.

The Veteran seeks a TDIU from June 30, 2012 to January 5, 2016. The Board finds that the August 2012 rating decision is not final and remands for adjudication of his claim.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the claim of service connection for migraine headaches, and the Board has dismissed this appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines including migraine variants as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, effective October 21, 2019. Service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error in the December 1992 rating decision that granted service connection for myofascial pain syndrome with headaches, as there was no evidence to support separate ratings.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral glaucoma was denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Board found that the current diagnosis of bilateral glaucoma is related to service.,Coronary artery disease, claimed as due to chronic fatigue syndrome, was granted as it is at least as likely as not related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings for tension headaches, CLL, and service connection for prostate cancer have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.