Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has decided that the Veteran's headache disability is service-connected, but has remanded his right knee disability claim due to inadequate examination.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The issues of higher disability ratings for various conditions and service connection for other conditions are not addressed as the appeal is no longer pending.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal or request an extension of time within one year of the December 2015 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the condition is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected shoulder and neck conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the January 20, 2022, effective date was proper.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and headaches, and an initial 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once a month over several months.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine headache disability and an initial 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis, with an effective date of July 24, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for neurological disorders of the left and right hands, as well as chronic bilateral foot pain and tension headaches have been denied. The Veteran's claims for these conditions are being remanded to allow for further evaluation.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's migraines are etiologically related to his service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for migraine headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches alone preclude her from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and she has additional disabilities rated at 60 percent or more, from June 17, 2022.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with TBI residuals, granted a separate rating for gait disturbance as a residual of TBI, and denied an effective date prior to May 26, 2020, for the 50 percent evaluation of migraine headaches including migraine variants.

The appeal for service connection for right knee pain, lower back pain, incontinence, and left knee condition was dismissed. However, the appeal for migraine headaches was granted.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for asthma and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, but remanded claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headaches, back disorder, and sinus disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for asthma, a left knee disability, and the readjudication of previously denied claims for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, a left hip disability, and migraines.

The appeal for service connection for headaches was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for tension headaches and denied higher ratings for ureterolithiasis kidney stone with renal tubular acidosis type I and right hemorrhagic ovarian cyst.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, left ear hearing loss, left elbow arthritis, chronic headaches, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's migraines did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to April 26, 2022 due to infrequent prostrating attacks.,For the period beginning on April 26, 2022, the Veteran's migraines did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent as they did not meet the criteria for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks.