Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches. The appeal to readjudicate his claim of service connection for left knee pain was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's headaches and GERD are granted as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD is dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 21, 2017, and a grant of service connection for migraine headaches is granted. The claim for increased rating for migraine headaches is also granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, scars, and headaches. The case is being remanded to provide a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's reported headaches are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been granted, and her panic disorder rating has also been increased to a 100% effective from May 12, 2020.,An earlier effective date of May 12, 2020, but no earlier, is assigned for the grant of a 100 percent rating for her panic disorder.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective June 8, 2019. The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of TDIU as there is no evidence showing he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities during the one-year period preceding his February 27, 2020 claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of outstanding medical records.

The Veteran's headaches are granted a 30 percent disability rating from March 18, 2020 to January 22, 2023. From January 23, 2023 forward, the Veteran is granted a maximum 50 percent disability rating for his headaches.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's migraines are related to his service-connected tinnitus and if they are caused or aggravated by it.

The Veteran was granted a 50% rating for migraine headaches and a 70% rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy effective July 20, 2022. Additionally, service connection for tinnitus rated at 10% and a 30% rating for cervical spine degenerative changes were granted effective July 20, 2022.,The Veteran was also granted an increased rating of 30% for his cervical spine degenerative changes and service connection for tinnitus rated at 10%. These benefits became effective on September 27, 2022.

Your service connection claims for headaches, a left ankle condition, and a right ankle condition have been dismissed due to the docket being duplicated and processed incorrectly.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on remand have been denied due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed conditions.,An effective date prior to March 28, 2018, for PTSD and an increased rating for tonsillectomy are also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD and posttraumatic headaches were granted higher ratings, and he was awarded TDIU effective November 9, 2020. Additionally, his child G.S. received dependency benefits starting July 23, 2022.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, left ankle, and right ankle problems as well as migraine due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's representative contends that there is evidence of record supporting his claim, but this evidence was submitted after the 90-day period where new evidence could be considered.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of 50 percent for cervicogenic headaches has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of post-traumatic tension and migraine headaches, and traumatic brain injury (TBI), both dating back to January 3, 1981.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are rated at 30 percent, but no higher. The rating is based on the severity of his headaches without considering medication effects.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent from February 8, 2018 to October 7, 2020 and 50 percent as of October 8, 2020.,The Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy is currently rated as noncompensable. The remand requires obtaining private treatment records from Indiana Spine Group and Indiana University Neurology to determine the appropriate disability rating.,The Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy is currently rated as noncompensable. The remand requires obtaining private treatment records from Indiana Spine Group and Indiana University Neurology to determine the appropriate disability rating.,The Veteran's migraines are rated at 50 percent effective October 8, 2020. The remand requires obtaining private treatment records from Indiana Spine Group and Indiana University Neurology to determine the appropriate disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions prior to May 19, 2016 did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for DEA benefits due to his combined rating of 20 percent at most.