Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, as his disabilities do not significantly impair his ability to perform daily activities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a failure to provide VA examinations and a duty to assist error. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including GERD, IBS, overactive bladder, headaches/migraines, and hypothyroidism, on secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines and remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension (HTN).

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, but denied service connection for headaches. The low back condition is considered secondary to the Veteran's bilateral knee disability. Headaches are not service-connected.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of high triglycerides, bilateral hearing loss, migraines, prostate cancer, leukemia, right knee disability, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. Service connection was granted for hypertension and chronic kidney disease on a secondary basis due to hypertension. The appeal for a sleep disorder (including insomnia) was denied as there is no evidence linking it to service or any service-connected condition. Service connection for left knee disability was also denied.

The Board has granted secondary service connection for migraine headaches as a result of the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury. The claim for service connection for a back disability is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection as they were aggravated by active military service. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea syndromes is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding potential exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher disability rating and an earlier effective date for his migraine headaches were dismissed as the appeal was not properly elected into the modernized review system.

The Veteran's headaches are related to her service-connected cervical spine strain, and the Board has granted service connection for these symptoms.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 8, 2019 for the award of service connection for migraines. This decision is based on a request to reopen a previously denied claim.

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded the claim for a higher rating of his migraine disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for tension headaches and acid reflux due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records from Social Security Administration, undergo a VA examination, and receive an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for the 50 percent rating for headaches is denied.,The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood associated with posttraumatic headaches and concussion, is rated at 30 percent. The evidence does not support an increase in the disability rating.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection of left shoulder disability as it was granted in a previous decision. The claims for skin and migraine headaches are remanded due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist.

The appeal for GERD service connection is dismissed.,Service connection for alcohol abuse as secondary to PTSD is granted, along with service connection for avascular necrosis of the left and right hips as secondary to alcohol abuse.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claim for service connection for heat-related illness, finding that new and relevant evidence supports a link between his current conditions of heat intolerance and migraine headaches and his in-service heat injuries. The Board also granted service connection for these residuals.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and restoration of a rating for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The claims for migraines and scoliosis are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's tension headaches have resulted in constant, stable pain and sensitivity to light. The Board finds the evidence of record is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's headache disability resulted in symptoms commensurate with a 30 percent rating due to prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over the last several months. A 10 percent rating for tension headaches under DC 8100 is granted, effective November 19, 2014.