Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal was granted due to the VA not sending the SOC to the correct representative, which effectively deprived him of representation. The 60-day timeliness requirement for filing a substantive appeal is waived.

Your claim for service connection for migraines, to include as secondary to your service-connected other specified trauma stressor related disorder, has been granted and you are now receiving a 50% disability rating effective June 30, 2021. The appeal is dismissed because the benefits have already been awarded.

The Veteran's claims for headaches and cervical strain are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the severity, frequency, and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is rated at 40 percent, and his cervicogenic headaches are rated at 50 percent. The appeal for higher ratings has been denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches as it was not addressed in the June 26, 2024 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the appellant withdrew her request for readjudication of her service connection claims.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from February 26, 2018 to April 6, 2020. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities including PTSD, migraines, and left knee disability.

Service connection is granted for rhinitis, sinusitis, hiatal hernia and polyps, chronic multisymptom illness with chronic fatigue, memory loss, headaches, and loss of sense of taste. The claims for loss of sense of smell are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disorders, as well as right and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,An effective date prior to November 25, 2019, for the grant of service connection for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease and cluster headaches is denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for migraine headaches, but not higher, during the entire appeal period.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for migraine headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the claims by the Veteran and his representative.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of January 19, 2019. The Board found the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but has remanded the issue of whether the Veteran has a headache disorder and if so, whether it is aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 1, 2020, was denied as the earliest effective date that can be assigned is April 15, 2020. The Board found that the pursuit via prior claims and appeals ended with no timely responses.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headache disability was granted with an effective date of November 25, 2015. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is this date as it is when the Veteran submitted his most recent petition to readjudicate after a previous denial in April 2013.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, OSA, and headaches. The appeals for service connection for these conditions are all resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines has been denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection for migraines is set at June 29, 2015.

An effective date of June 18, 2018, but no earlier, for the grant of a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches is granted. Ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to March 4, 2020, for left and right knee disorders are denied.

The Veteran's headaches were reduced from a 30 percent rating to 0 percent effective May 7, 2021.,The Veteran's right foot callosities with hammer toes were reduced from a 30 percent rating to 10 percent effective May 7, 2021.,The Veteran's left foot callosities with hammer toes were reduced from a 20 percent rating to 10 percent effective May 7, 2021.

The Veteran requested to withdraw the issue of an initial compensable rating for service-connected tension headaches disability. The Board dismissed this appeal as a result.