Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected trauma and stressor related disability and his claimed migraine headaches. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if there is a link between these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus associated with herbicide exposure. The Veteran's headaches have been linked to his military service, while there is no evidence linking the diabetes to service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder and chronic tension-type headaches was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings, with his anxiety disorder rated at 30 percent and his headaches rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further evaluation and consideration of service connection issues, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The initial ratings for migraine headaches and hypertension are denied as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for service-connected nephrolithiasis was denied. The Veteran also had claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and headaches, which were both denied.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis of Meniere's disease or headaches that are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, fibromyalgia, and migraine/headaches due to incomplete examination reports and duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches is remanded due to a lack of clear and unmistakable evidence showing that her preexisting condition was not aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation of his headache disorder is denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating based on the severity and frequency of his headaches.

The Veteran's claim for migraine headaches is granted retroactively from February 5, 2021. The claim for a psychiatric disability (diagnosed as depressive disorder) is remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion and possible earlier effective date.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches, which are presumed to be related to his service in Southwest Asia, have been granted as they meet the criteria for a 10% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error regarding attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in an August 2020 rating decision. The AOJ must now address whether the appellant is eligible for direct payment of attorney fees.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and headaches have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.,There is no indication that the Veteran had symptoms or was diagnosed with either condition during his active duty, nor are there any post-service records indicating such conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches and low back disability due to duty-to-assist errors, as well as potential service connection based on toxic exposure under PACT Act.

The Veteran's headaches have been rated at a noncompensable level since the effective date of service connection. On and after July 1, 2013, the Veteran's headaches are now rated at 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for TBI due to a lack of a VA examination. The Veteran is presumed to have incurred a TBI during his deployment in Iraq, and he reports exposure to various concussive blasts.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 5, 2019 for a 50% disability evaluation for migraine headaches is granted. The Board found that it became factually ascertainable on this date that the Veteran experienced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's current headache disability is service-connected as it had its onset during active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches are etiologically related to her active-duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed headaches. The Veteran contends that his headaches are related to in-service exposure to noise from heavy equipment and weapons.