Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's TDIU is denied as the earliest effective date allowable for the grant of a TDIU is January 28, 2021 due to service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and an increased rating for headaches.

The Board dismissed all the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for service-connected tension headaches has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by his attorney.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA medical examinations and records, as well as for VA opinions regarding his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for migraines, effective March 10, 2008. The Veteran's earlier increased rating to 30 percent is also granted. No higher ratings are warranted.

The Veteran's TBI is not rated higher than noncompensable, and his posttraumatic headaches are currently rated at the lowest possible level.

The Board dismissed the appeal for issues related to the reduction of a lumbosacral sprain rating, service connection for migraines, and an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with TBI, migraine headaches, chronic sinusitis, and deviated nasal septum are all rated. The rating for the adjustment disorder is granted at 70 percent, effective February 4, 2020. The ratings for the other conditions remain unchanged.

The Veteran's eye condition, myopic astigmatism, is not service-connected as it was present prior to service and no superimposed disease or injury occurred during service.,There is no evidence of a current chronic headache disorder related to the Veteran's service. The Veteran's migraine headaches are not service-connected.,Hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown in service, did not manifest within a presumptive period, and there was no continuity of symptomatology attributable to service.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is not service-connected as it is not related to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, bilateral foot disability (claimed as flatfeet with numbness), headaches, and dizziness have been readjudicated due to new evidence. The claims are granted in part.,New VA medical examinations are required to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed headache and dizziness disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was granted with an effective date of October 8, 2011. The decision is based on new STRs that were not available at the time of the original denial in July 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with headaches, finding that the claim was filed after one year from separation from active duty.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,A 50% disability rating for headaches is granted, with very frequent and prolonged attacks causing severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance for the residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including vertigo, seizure disorder, and migraines. In the absence of such regular aid and attendance, she would require hospitalization or other residential institutional care.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were denied. Service connection was not granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or PFB-related scars. Increased ratings were also denied for mixed tension migraines.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of February 11, 2011 for a rating of 50% for headaches. The appeal was not about service connection but rather the timing of the award.

The Veteran's headaches (migraines) are found to be due to his military service, and service connection is granted. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for left foot condition, right foot condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, lower back condition, sciatica with numbness (LLE), and sciatica with numbness (RLE).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, narcolepsy, migraine headaches, memory loss, bilateral eye condition, depression, and heart condition have all been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.,The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's service connection for migraines and increased disability rating for mechanical low back strain with degenerative disc and joint disease were granted effective December 31, 2020. The TDIU on an extraschedular basis was also granted effective October 19, 2019.