Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's migraines have been rated at 30 percent, effective August 18, 2020. The VA examiner found the frequency of the Veteran's headaches to be approximately once a month over the last several months.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of migraines and trochanteric pain syndrome/limitation of flexion right thigh, finding that the evidence did not warrant such a determination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral cataracts and low back disability, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. Service connection for a headache condition was denied as there is no current diagnosis of such condition.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are manifested by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted an initial rating of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches effective August 29, 2015.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of May 8, 2015, for a 50% rating for migraines and an initial 10% rating for migraines effective June 5, 2009. The Veteran's right hip limitation of abduction and extension are not entitled to earlier effective dates.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic headaches and cervical strain (claimed as chronic cervico-thoracic pain) due to a lack of evidence showing the presence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and because there is no credible evidence linking them to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist, and additional medical examinations are needed for an acquired psychiatric disorder, TBI, and headaches.

The Veteran's headaches, diagnosed as migraine headaches within one year of separation from active service, were found to have manifested to a compensable degree. The September 2001 rating decision is revised to grant service connection for headaches with an effective date of April 1, 2000.

The Veteran's tension type headaches with migraines are currently rated at 30 percent effective February 20, 2024.,Service connection for fibromyalgia and erectile dysfunction is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tension headaches has been withdrawn and dismissed as moot, as a matter of law.

The Veteran's headaches, which are service-connected, increased in severity around three months before the date of his claim for an increase. The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation and set the effective date to February 1, 2014.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep apnea, and migraine headaches due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to service-connected PTSD. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection for frontal sinusitis, tension headaches, allergic rhinitis, GERD, and IBS are being remanded due to incomplete VA records and the need to determine TERA exposures under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent from September 22, 2006. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and PTSD) is rated at 30 percent from March 26, 2007. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's low back condition, heart condition, migraines, left foot condition, and left shoulder condition. The VA will provide a new examination in each case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, and a spinal disability due to outstanding records and the need for medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities in April 2004, November 2009, and June 2012. The decision is considered final as no new evidence was submitted within one year of notification.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were rated at 30 percent prior to March 1, 2018 and granted a higher rating of 30 percent thereafter.,The Board denied an increased rating for the period from March 1, 2018 onwards.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches has been granted, and his rating is now at a 50% effective from January 29, 2021. The issue of service connection for head injury residuals (including memory loss) was dismissed as the appeal does not involve service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of an adequate VA examination and opinion.