Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for a lower back disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), right knee disability, respiratory disease including tonsillitis, bronchitis and sleep apnea, ulcer condition, migraine headaches, skin disability, tuberculosis, and insomnia due to unclear evidence of service connection.,Service connection cannot be established as there is no current diagnosis for the claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right ear and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to incomplete development, including a missing medical report and an addendum opinion on the nature and etiology of his TBI. The AOJ is instructed to obtain the missing report and provide an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran has a current disability related to a TBI and if so, whether it is related to service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including cervical spine disability, left forehead scar, bilateral hip disability, right shoulder nerve damage as secondary to his cervical spine disability, migraines, and pes planus. The Veteran must be afforded VA examinations on these matters.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically major depressive disorder, headaches, and tinnitus. The Board has granted this claim as it finds that the Veteran is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for headaches, heart palpitations, and degenerative arthritis with deterioration of bone tissue in the back as they were improper concurrent elections or untimely.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 11, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tension headaches and denied a compensable rating for service-connected tension headaches.

The Veteran's right knee condition has been rated at 10 percent, and the Board is remanding this issue for further development. Additionally, earlier effective dates are being sought for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches. The remand requires an addendum opinion from a qualified clinician to address whether the Veteran's migraine headaches are related to his service-connected tinnitus and if it is related to his in-service exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has denied an increased rating for migraines as the Veteran's symptoms have not met the criteria for a higher disability rating. The Veteran experienced less frequent attacks of migraines from September 9, 2019 to January 24, 2022 and reported characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once every two months after that date.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and development due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist based on inadequate examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error involving missing private treatment records for migraine headaches. The Veteran is asked to provide releases for any relevant records from University Neurology.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his claims for service connection were not supported by evidence showing a link between his conditions and active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines headaches as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence showing that the tinnitus caused or aggravated the migraines.

Your appeal for service connection for migraine headaches has been dismissed because you withdrew your appeal on August 8, 2024.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected headache disability, finding that his condition more nearly approximates very frequent and completely prostrating attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for GERD and migraine headaches due to potential toxic exposure during military service in Kuwait and Afghanistan. A TERA-specific examination is required.

The Veteran's service connection awards for fibromyalgia, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, and migraines were granted effective from September 22, 2021. The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a higher initial rating for service-connected posttraumatic headaches as the appellant withdrew the appeal prior to decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection regarding his bilateral foot condition, right hand flare up, and migraines (headache) are being remanded due to the need for further examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.