Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for higher initial disability ratings for depressive disorder and headaches due to service-connected disability were denied.,The evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 30 percent for either condition.

Your appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed because you withdrew your claims at the July 30, 2024 hearing.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches and TDIU is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records from SSA.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was granted. The Board found that the Veteran had a current disability (headaches), an in-service event (service in Southwest Asia), and a nexus between his headache symptoms and his military service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a). Service connection was also granted for asthma pursuant to the PACT Act due to exposure to burn pits during service in Qatar. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for somatic symptom disorder was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted with an effective date of September 19, 2014. The earlier effective dates requested are denied.

The Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date beyond October 30, 2020, was denied as the evidence did not show that he had a disability preventing him from attending school after this date.

The Veteran's effective date for a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches is set at January 11, 2021.,An earlier effective date of January 11, 2021, but not earlier, has been granted for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxious mood.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia, finding that it did not have its onset in service and is not otherwise related to service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error, and for TDIU based on inextricably intertwined issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to initial compensable disability ratings for left eyelid and brow scar and migraine headaches due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine disorder, headaches, and bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel are being remanded for further development.

The Board is remanding the issues of whether service connection for peripheral edema should be severed and whether the Veteran's migraines are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2. The AOJ will obtain additional medical opinions on these matters.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50% rating, and she is granted TDIU based on her service-connected PTSD and migraines.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for migraine headaches was granted, with an effective date of March 31, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran's condition met the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating throughout the entire initial rating period.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches but denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Veteran's headaches are found to be incurred during his service, while the evidence does not show any post-service residuals of TBI.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle condition, headaches, and dizziness due to incomplete or inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's service records indicate he had injuries during his deployments in Iraq.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for dermatophytosis with onychomycosis and tinea pedis, headaches/migraines, and hearing loss, bilateral due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected tension headaches, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to support characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months.

The Board has denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings of migraine headaches, but has remanded the claim of service connection for a thyroid mass due to potential exposure to toxic substances during service.,Additional development is needed to determine which TERA the Veteran participated in and whether there are etiological connections between the thyroid mass and confirmed TERAs.