Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for COPD, migraine headaches, allergic rhinitis, and sinusitis as secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for migraines and pes planus with plantar fasciitis due to incomplete service records, pre-decisional duty to assist errors in VA examinations, and insufficient evidence regarding the onset or aggravation of these conditions during active service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a maximum 50 percent rating since March 18, 2019. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's initial and increased ratings for migraine headaches are remanded due to the failure to consider all relevant VA treatment records and an updated examination.

The Veteran's request to readjudicate the claim for service connection for tension headaches has been granted.,The Veteran's request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, left cervical radiculopathy, right cervical radiculopathy, left lumbar radiculopathy, and right lumbar radiculopathy have been granted with effective dates of June 19, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bladder condition, migraines, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since June 2, 2020. The Board has granted TDIU based on the combined impact of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and peripheral vestibular disorder, as well as his claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and a new opinion regarding the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded his claims for service connection for back disorder, sleep apnea, headaches, and painful joints.

The Veteran's claim for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(t) is remanded due to incomplete records and inadequate examinations, which may affect her eligibility for the benefit.

The Board denied the Veteran's reduction from a 40% to a 20% rating for hypertension and his claim for TDIU, finding that the evidence did not show actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, including as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, PTSD, and PTSD medication, is being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Board finds the current opinions insufficient and requires a new examination with an adequate rationale addressing all theories of entitlement.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability as secondary to his service-connected hypertension should be remanded due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches and OSA have been granted as both conditions are found to be related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to determine if any of her conditions are associated with active duty or inactive duty training.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 10, 2014, for the grant of service connection for headaches and also denied a compensable rating for headaches.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to in-service acoustic trauma.,No current right arm disability, GERD, or fungal foot condition was found.,Service connection for fungus of the feet is denied.,Bilateral knee disability and facial cyst are remanded for further development.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded.,Minimal small vessel periventricular ischemic white matter disease is remanded as secondary to hypertension.,Chronic headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's migraine headache disability is granted an initial 10 percent rating.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction disability does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, and the Board has dismissed them as a result.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to April 1, 2016. Therefore, the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied. The Veteran also does not meet the criteria for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 prior to April 1, 2016.