Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea and remanded her claim for service connection for headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is dismissed as the appeal has already been granted in full.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service connected, and the Board has resolved the benefit of doubt in favor of the Veteran. The issues of service connection for GERD and a headache condition are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, as there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ will consider additional evidence and re-evaluate the Veteran's employment handicap.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a scalp scar, headaches residuals from surgery for cerebellar astrocytoma, and ataxia as residual of surgery were granted. The Board found that the Veteran had current diagnoses for these conditions and established an in-service incurrence or aggravation of the conditions.

The Veteran's SMC based on statutory housebound status is granted from January 7, 2019. The TDIU issue is moot as the psychiatric disability alone meets the criteria for a 100% rating.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated as 50 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 8100, but the Board is remanding to determine if an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches associated with a brain lesion, to include as due to his service-connected tinnitus, should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the headaches are aggravated by the tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including eye disability or vision disability, hearing loss, bone cancer (Acute lymphoblastic leukemia), drug abuse, alcohol abuse, psychiatric disability (Anxiety and depression), attempted suicide, dry skin disability, stress, memory loss, low back disability, headaches, and sleep disturbances have all been denied. The Board found that the Veteran's conditions were not related to service or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's headaches, to include migraines, are found to be secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. However, there is no evidence of a current diagnosis for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's headaches are found to be proximately due to her service-connected cervical spine discogenic disease, and thus she is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's headaches, GERD, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all found to be related to his service-connected conditions.,Further evaluation is needed to determine the specific nature of these relationships.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, tension headaches, and allergic rhinitis have been granted. The claim for allergic rhinitis is still pending as the Regional Office has not received any supplemental claims within one year of the January 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeals regarding various conditions were dismissed as she did not file a timely VA Form 10182 within the allowed time frame.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of an aneurysm, cerebral artery and a headache disability is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from June 20, 2011, to include on an extraschedular basis due to service-connected PTSD, migraines, and right shoulder disability.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches (migraines) and right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches have been rated at a 30 percent disability since August 28, 2018. The Board finds that an earlier effective date is warranted for the award of this rating.

The Board has determined that the July 2022 rating decision is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's migraine condition and his service-connected tinnitus.