Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU effective October 22, 2019. The Board finds that the RO should have referred this claim for extraschedular consideration prior to adjudicating the pre-October 22, 2019 period on appeal.

The Veteran's OSA is granted, but his right hand arthritis, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, lumbar spine disorder, and other conditions are denied. The AOJ must obtain a proper examination for the issues not yet addressed.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's current headaches had their onset during service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's current headache condition is related to his service-connected hypertension and anxiety disorder, which has been granted.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected atrial fibrillation and lower extremity disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step, which has also been granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated at the highest possible level (50%) due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that cause severe economic inadaptability.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of December 16, 2015 for the award of service connection for a TBI was granted. The claim for increased rating for migraine headaches prior to January 18, 2018 is remanded.

Service connection is granted for degenerative joint disease and spondylosis of the cervical and cervicothoracic regions, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia of right leg, left radial and ulnar radicular pain and paresthesia, right radial and ulnar radicular pain and paresthesia, posttraumatic residuals right 2nd finger, and headaches (claimed as cervicothoracic spine pain).,Service connection is denied for irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory insufficiency with dyspnea, chronic maculopapular dermatitis, and heart disorder.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a lumbar spine disability is denied.,The Veteran's right ankle and headache disabilities are remanded for further development.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal of the denial of service connection for a headache disorder has been dismissed as her claim has now been granted and she is receiving benefits.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches has been denied. The claims of entitlement to a compensable initial rating for nightmare disorder and to a TDIU due to service-connected disability are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a finding of entitlement to TDIU for the entire period on appeal.

Your TDIU has already been granted and effective as of March 21, 2019. The Board cannot grant an earlier date for the benefit.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome have been granted a disability rating of 30 percent each, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine and chronic headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that new evidence submitted since the August 2019 rating decision was not relevant or new.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus the claim for TDIU was denied.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and remanded the issue of a compensable rating for tension headaches.

The Veteran's left shoulder arthroscopy with labral repair is currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 5201. The evidence does not support a higher rating.,Migraine headaches are currently rated at 10 percent and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for right ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's headaches were rated at 10 percent, effective January 7, 2016.,The Veteran's left knee instability was granted a 20 percent rating from February 13, 2018.