Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service connection claim for CFS is granted, and he is awarded a 30% disability rating for migraines. The claims for increased ratings of bilateral hand tremors and right shoulder strain are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches and migraines are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 8100. The Board found that her very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks were productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches have been rated at 50% since December 8, 2005. The Board has granted a TDIU based solely on these headaches and found that the Veteran is unemployable due to his headaches from this date forward.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, head injury and traumatic brain injury (TBI) vertigo, and headaches have been readjudicated due to new and relevant evidence. The claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for head injury and TBI vertigo and headaches are being remanded.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for headaches is denied as his headache disability does not result in characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average of once every two months over the last several months.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for PTSD and migraine headaches have been dismissed as the February 2021 Board decision was a purely ministerial implementation of an earlier Board decision.

The appeal for service connection of adjustment disorder, back pain, and migraine headaches has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headache disorder and sleep apnea on a secondary basis, as these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, a lumbar disability, and a migraine disability due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his claimed cervical spine disability, to include degenerative disc disease (DDD), and associated radiculopathy of the upper extremities. The current rating for headaches remains at 30 percent.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of gastroesophageal reflux disease, penile deformity (loss of erectile power) (erectile dysfunction), and migraines (headaches). The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran is granted service connection for a headache disorder, but denied service connection for right and left knee conditions.

The Veteran's headache disability, claimed as migraines, is now rated at the maximum of 50 percent effective November 29, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and will provide an additional VA examination for the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches are at least as likely as not caused by or a result of his service-connected tinnitus, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's death was attributed to myocardial infarction and cardiac insufficiency. The VA examiner opined that the service-connected conditions did not contribute substantially or materially to his death, but there is a need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Veteran's sleep condition is not supported by current medical evidence.,There is no evidence of a left wrist or right wrist condition during service, and the conditions are not related to service.,There is no evidence of a right shoulder condition during service, and it is not related to service.,Parkinson's Disease with dystonia is not supported by current medical evidence.,Headaches are not supported by current medical evidence.,The Veteran has bilateral hip arthritis and degenerative arthritis of the left glenohumeral joint, which may be related to service. However, there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, cervical strain with degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral strain, and migraines are all remanded for further examination and opinion due to the need for a VA examination and medical nexus opinion regarding toxic exposure risk activities.

The Veteran's right wrist osteoarthritis and right little finger fracture are rated at the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria, with no higher ratings available.,The Veteran's 5th metacarpal fracture is currently rated as noncompensable due to lack of ankylosis or other compensable factors. The Veteran's migraines remain rated at 50 percent, which is the highest possible rating under VA regulations.,The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), as this issue was not fully adjudicated in the initial decision.

The Veteran's nasal fracture with residuals did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating from March 28, 2020. The claim of entitlement to an increased rating for migraines is remanded due to inadequate medical evidence.