Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, service connection for allergic rhinitis and headaches as secondary to allergic rhinitis are granted.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 14, 2004 for the award of service connection for headaches. The claim for a higher initial rating for headaches is remanded due to outstanding private treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches (migraines), dizziness, and a sleep disorder are remanded due to the need for VA examinations.

The Board has denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the issue of a compensable disability rating for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent, effective August 12, 2019. The Veteran also has other service-connected conditions that have led to a combined schedular rating of 100%.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various shoulder and knee disorders due to toxic environmental exposures. Additional evidence is needed, including addendum opinions addressing the synergistic effect of all toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for atherosclerotic renal disease, headaches, cervical spine disability, and skin cancer due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.,Service connection for angina is denied as there is no current diagnosis of angina or any related heart disability.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50% for the entire period on appeal, but his TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is found to be the proximate cause of his claimed migraines, allowing for service connection.,The Veteran's anxiety disorder associated with his service-connected tinnitus is found to be the proximate cause of his OSA, allowing for service connection.

The Veteran's posttraumatic migraine headaches are rated at a maximum of 50 percent effective from June 19, 2020.

The Board has found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and migraines are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee tendonitis and migraines due to incomplete military personnel records, inadequate VA medical opinion, and duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's migraine headaches, cervical condition (including cervical strain with chronic pain), and right shoulder strain have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected conditions.,Service connection for these conditions is established based on a continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with TBI and mild neurocognitive disorder, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. As such, the appeal for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

Service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis is granted.,Service connection for migraine headaches, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability is remanded.

The Veteran's TBI residuals and headaches are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the potential service connection due to Gulf War exposure, as well as a toxic exposure risk activity.

The Veteran's headaches are rated at 50 percent from February 21, 2019 to June 29, 2021.,The Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has vacated its February 20, 2024 decision remanding the TDIU claim due to a duty-to-assist error and has ordered a new examination to assess the Veteran's ability to work given his education and employment history.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, a back condition, and various arm, elbow, hand, knee, and shoulder conditions, finding that there was no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service onset related to these conditions.