Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the loss or use of his lower extremities, which affects balance and propulsion as to preclude locomotion without assistive devices. Therefore, he is ineligible for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a headache condition prior to August 10, 2011 was denied.,The Veteran's appeal for TDIU has been dismissed as the issue is now pending in a separate AMA Board decision.

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

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and tension headaches were denied effective dates earlier than September 24, 2021 because the earliest date of claim was September 24, 2021, which is more than one year after the prior final decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, and migraines are not granted due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Further examination or opinion is needed for the claims related to migraines.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for migraine including migraine variants, to include as secondary to service connected tinnitus. The Veteran's primary disability is service-connected and there is a nexus between his service-connected tinnitus and his claimed migraines.

The Veteran's appeals for special home adaptation grant and housing eligibility were denied. Her claims for increased ratings for posttraumatic headaches, traumatic brain injury with PTSD, and lumbosacral strain were also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches have been granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent, effective December 3, 2013. The issue of entitlement to TDIU has been dismissed due to the Veteran's inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with depressed and anxious features. SMC at the housebound rate has also been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) as his combined disability rating was less than 70 percent, and no single service-connected disability met the schedular requirements. The appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for headaches, finding that the Veteran's headaches did not cause characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over a period of several months.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no substitution request was made within the required timeframe.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for headaches, rhinitis, and sinusitis have been denied. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the etiology of his hearing loss.,The Veteran was previously denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an inadequate opinion from the VA examiner.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for headaches has been dismissed as the AOJ awarded a full grant of benefits in a spurious decision.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for migraine headaches were dismissed as the appeal is barred by res judicata due to prior final decisions.

The Veteran's death was caused by pancreatic cancer, which the VA finds is related to his service exposure to toxins. The appellant's appeal for DIC benefits based on countable income and service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death has been granted.,A separate issue regarding substitution in the late-Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and service connection for optic neuritis was referred back to the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and alopecia as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology since service. The medical evidence did not support direct service connection.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are found to be very frequent and prostrating, causing severe economic inadaptability. The claim for a higher rating is granted with an initial 50% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches and depression (now also claimed as anxiety and insomnia) due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for sciatica on both sides and migraine headaches. Service connection for residuals of TBI and right plantar fibroma (claimed as fasciitis) is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, stomach disability (GERD), jaw disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding of chronic disabilities that were aggravated by service or otherwise related to service.