Migraines & headaches decisions — 2024

The Board has denied service connection for migraines, vertigo, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as there is no persuasive evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied requests for an effective date prior to September 1, 2022, for the award of a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective September 1, 2022.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety condition and hearing loss, but has remanded the issue of service connection for headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

Your appeals for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Headaches have been dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's service connection for migraine headaches is granted as the condition occurred within a year of discharge from service.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's headaches are due to his OSA.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding service connection for migraines, specifically whether it is secondary to a pre-existing condition or incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disorder, headache disorder, and right shoulder disorder due to insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms will be considered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tension headaches. The initial rating claim for lumbosacral strain remains denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, tension headaches, and erectile dysfunction must be remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The increased rating claim for PTSD is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for VR&E services, including independent living assistance, was not properly considered due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The case is being remanded to provide the necessary assessments and determine eligibility for such services.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent since January 1, 1993. The claim for a higher rating is denied as the current rating adequately reflects the severity of his symptoms.

The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD is dismissed. The claims of service connection for GERD and migraine headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of headaches is denied as the appropriate effective date is September 4, 2019.

Your appeals for service connection for headaches and bruxism have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn them.

An initial evaluation of 70 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder is granted. Entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is also granted. The issue of service connection for headaches, secondary to the service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder, is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for migraines as moot because it was already granted in a prior rating decision. Service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted based on presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during service in Southwest Asia, under the PACT Act.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy due to a lack of current diagnosis.,The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection for migraines and urinary incontinence, as additional development is needed.